<em>Reported speech in the Spanish grammatical tradition</em>

Authors

  • María José Gallucci Universidad de Zaragoza

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24201/clecm.v4i2.74

Keywords:

reported speech, grammars, modern Spanish, contemporary Spanish, syntactical perspective

Abstract

This research note presents a critical review of some definitions related to reported speech (RS) found in both modern and contemporary Spanish grammars. A common issue found in these definitions regards the alleged literality of direct style. With respect to the reflexivity of language, the possibility of speakers’ self-reporting is rarely considered explicitly. In addition, quotations of words and thoughts are treated in divergent ways in contemporary grammars. There is no agreement about the nature of the relationship that holds between the reporting clause and the reported clause in direct style.

 

Original received: 2016/07/14

Review sent to author: 2016/11/30

Accepted: 2017/04/17

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Published

2017-08-10

How to Cite

Gallucci, M. J. (2017). <em>Reported speech in the Spanish grammatical tradition</em>. Cuadernos De Lingüística De El Colegio De México (CLECM), 4(2), 223–256. https://doi.org/10.24201/clecm.v4i2.74

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 2 (2017): Volume 4, Number 2 (July-December 2017)

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