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Publication details [#20586]

Maynard, Senko K. 1986. The particle -o and content-oriented indirect speech in Japanese written discourse. In Coulmas, Florian. Reported speech: Some general issues. In : 1–28. : 179–200.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

reported speech

Annotation

Contrary to the frequently held assumption that `-to' is the only device for speech representation in Japanese, M. argues that the object marker `-o' along with the complementizer `koto' are also used for reporting speech and thought in Japanese discourse.