Free Indirect Discourse in Non-fiction

This paper considers some uses of Free Indirect Discourse within non-fictional discourse. It is shown that these differ from ordinary uses in that they do not attribute actual thoughts or utterances. I argue that the explanation for this is that these uses of Free Indirect Discourse are not assertor...

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Main Author: Andreas Stokke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Communication
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2020.606616/full