Functions of Reported Speech in Group Discussions.

Myers, Greg

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ERIC Number: EJ591410

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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Functions of Reported Speech in Group Discussions.

Myers, Greg

Applied Linguistics, v20 n3 p376-401 Sep 1999

Proposes a taxonomy of functions for direct reports of speech (and of writing and thought) in focus-group discussions. Reported speech both depicts the experience of the original utterance and detaches the reported utterance from the reporting speaker. (Author/VWL)

Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Classification, Discourse Analysis, Focus Groups, Group Discussion, Interaction, Speech Communication

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reference Materials - General

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Language: English

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