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Publication details [#20910]
Tannen, Deborah. 1986. Introducing constructed dialogue in Greek and American conversational and literary narrative. In Coulmas, Florian. Reported speech: Some general issues. In : 1–28. : 311–332.
Publication type
Article in book
Publication language
English
Language as a subject
Annotation
T. argues that what is commonly referred to as reported speech in conversation is constructed dialogue, which is a means by which experience surpasses story to become drama. She then analyzes the forms and functions of constructed dialogue in two genres of two languages. The literary data are two novels: `Household Words' by Joan Silber, and `The third wedding' by Kostas Taktsis.