Reporting is a linguistic mechanism divided in direct reported speech and indirect reported speech. Direct reporting is the means by which: We repr...

Reporting is a linguistic mechanism divided in direct reported speech and indirect reported speech. Direct reporting is the means by which:

We reproduce what has been said or written ipsis litteris, employing the enunciator¿s original choice of words.

We focus on the meaning of the message, but change its form, rephrasing the original order, question, or statement in our own words.

We quote a reliable source word by word to lend credibility to our own text or to strengthen our points of view.

We memorize the very same words previously employed by someone else.

We juxtapose in the same statement the author¿s and his/ her sources¿ choices of words.