free indirect discourse

[Valentino, Russell]

Stephanie,

The simple example I gave earlier: He saw her across the street. Now there was a sight for sore eyes. The second sentence is in free indirect discourse. It's not: He thought that she was a sight for sore eyes (indirect); or: "'There's a sight for sore eyes,' he thought" (direct). When you try to parse such sentences, some of the elements appear as if they could have only been written by someone outside the character's head, but some of them seem to be from inside the character's head.

Russell

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Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] free indirect discourse

Could someone please tell me what the phrase "free indirect discourse" means in more simplified English? Thanks. Maybe my coffee just hasn't kicked in yet.

Stephanie.

On 26 August 2011 22:03, Kelly, Martha <kellymartha at missouri.edu> wrote:

> Hi- a basic narratology question. What would be the standard Russian 
> equivalent for 'free indirect discourse'?
>
> Many thanks
>
> Martha Kelly
> University of Missouri
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