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Meaning of "direct discourse" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DIRECT DISCOURSE

direct discourse  [dɪˈrɛkt ˈdɪsˌkɔːs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIRECT DISCOURSE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Direct discourse is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DIRECT DISCOURSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Direct speech

Direct or quoted speech is a sentence that reports speech or thought in its original form, as phrased by the original speaker. It is usually enclosed in quotation marks. The cited speaker is either mentioned in the inquit or implied.

Definition of direct discourse in the English dictionary

The definition of direct discourse in the dictionary is a report of the exact words used in a discourse.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIRECT DISCOURSE


beltcourse
ˈbɛltˌkɔːs
coarse
kɔːs
concourse
ˈkɒnkɔːs
corse
kɔːs
course
kɔːs
dampcourse
ˈdæmpˌkɔːs
discourse
ˈdɪskɔːs
forecourse
ˈfɔːˌkɔːs
intercourse
ˈɪntəˌkɔːs
matter-of-course
ˈmætərəvˌkɔːs
midcourse
ˈmɪdˌkɔːs
mini-course
ˈmɪnɪˌkɔːs
multicourse
ˈmʌltɪˌkɔːs
nonintercourse
ˌnɒnˈɪntəˌkɔːs
outercourse
ˈaʊtəˌkɔːs
racecourse
ˈreɪsˌkɔːs
recourse
rɪˈkɔːs
scorse
skɔːs
telecourse
ˈtelɪˌkɔːs
watercourse
ˈwɔːtəˌkɔːs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIRECT DISCOURSE

direct access
direct action
direct address
direct broadcasting by satellite
direct broadcasting satellite
direct coupled
direct coupling
direct current
direct debit
direct dialling
direct distance dialing
direct dye
direct evidence
direct grant school
direct hit
direct injection
direct input
direct labour
direct lighting
direct mail

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIRECT DISCOURSE

as a matter of course
assault course
Bourse
collision course
correspondence course
crash course
golf course
in due course
lay a course
main course
management course
matter of course
nurse
obstacle course
of course
par for the course
required course
run its course
sexual intercourse
training course
universe of discourse

Synonyms and antonyms of direct discourse in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «direct discourse» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIRECT DISCOURSE

Find out the translation of direct discourse to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of direct discourse from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «direct discourse» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

直接引语
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

discurso directo
570 millions of speakers

English

direct discourse
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रत्यक्ष प्रवचन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخطاب المباشر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прямая речь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

discurso direto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সরাসরি কথোপকথন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

discours direct
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Wacana langsung
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

direkte Rede
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

直接話法
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

직접 담론
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wacana langsung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

luận trực tiếp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நேரடி சொற்பொழிவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

थेट प्रवचन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Doğrudan söylem
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

discorso diretto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bezpośredni dyskurs
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пряма мова
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

discursul directe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άμεση λόγου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

direkte diskoers
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

direkt diskurs
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

direkte diskurs
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of direct discourse

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIRECT DISCOURSE»

The term «direct discourse» is used very little and occupies the 174.557 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIRECT DISCOURSE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «direct discourse» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «direct discourse» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about direct discourse

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIRECT DISCOURSE»

Discover the use of direct discourse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to direct discourse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Direct and Indirect Speech
tion movement with direct discourse verbs in Navajo. The facts of Navajo and Slave appear to be very similar and the following discussion relies on Schauber's excellent analysis. As we have seen, unbounded question word movement is ...
Florian Coulmas, 1986
2
Many Are Saying: The Function of Direct Discourse in the ...
has its own conventions and customs for signalling the presence of direct discourse. English, for example, frequently uses a switch in tense as one of the signals of direct discourse, whereas German often uses the subjunctive mood to signal ...
Rolf A. Jacobsen, 2004
3
A Dictionary of Narratology
See also COORDINATE CLAUSES, NARRATIVE CLAUSE, RESTRICTED CLAUSE. free direct discourse. A TYPE OF DISCOURSE whereby a character's utterances or thoughts are (presumably) given as the character formulates them,  ...
Gerald Prince, 2003
4
Staging Words, Performing Worlds: Intertextuality and Nation ...
He argues that it is important to focus on examples of speech that are "neither direct nor indirect discourse, but quasi-direct discourse, a synthesis of both phenomena" (1973, 35). While most of the Historia text is presented from the point of ...
Gail A. Bulman, 2007
5
Story, Performance, and Event: Contextual Studies of Oral ...
Direct discourse predominates in these anecdotes as the means by which the turns at talk that make up the narrated event are reported. The "Drunk Man" story has two turns at talk in each version, all of which are in direct discourse; "Not That  ...
Richard Bauman, 1986
6
French Discourse Analysis: The Method of Post-Structuralism
In terms of orthodox linguistics they are treated as follows: ' Direct discourse involves a reporting clause followed by a representation of discourse as in Fairclough's (1992:107) example: 'Mrs Thatcher warned Cabinet colleagues: “I will not ...
Glyn Williams, 2014
7
Analyzing Syntax and Semantics: A Self-instructional ...
Objectives • Analyze sentences with direct discourse and other complexities • List a minimum of ten action verbs that may be used in direct discourse • Specify the order of constituents in direct discourse sentences with shifted constituents ...
Virginia A. Heidinger, 1984
8
Poetics and Interpretation of Biblical Narrative
Direct Discourse and Narration A story may be told through narration alone, but it is in the nature of scenic representation which typifies biblical narrative to prefer direct discourse whenever possible. The general impression of 'the primacy of ...
Adele Berlin, 1994
9
Reported Discourse: A Meeting Ground for Different ...
The phenomenon of semi-direct discourse, well known from Romance linguistics, exemplifies a kind of speech that falls between the two poles of direct and indirect speech. One instance of semi-direct discourse in Tamil is given below in ...
Tom Güldemann, Manfred von Roncador, 2002
10
Speaking of Speaking: Marking Direct Discourse in the Hebrew ...
CONTENTS Abbreviations xiii I. Basic Issues in Marking Direct Discourse 1 1.1 Orientation 1 1.2 The Masoretic Text and Alternatives 10 1.3 The Value of Modern Translations 18 1.4 Direct Discourse Particles in Hebrew 19 1.5 Rubrics and the ...
Samuel A. Meier, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIRECT DISCOURSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term direct discourse is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Far From the Madding Crowd is an old love quadrangle that speaks …
... in watching these fine actors navigate rough emotional waters, each conveying as much in sidewise glances as they do in direct discourse. «Toronto Star, Apr 15»
2
A World Without Police
... concrete improvements all modulate those individuals' activity to favor a piecemeal worldview and to direct discourse at other power-holders. «CounterPunch, Dec 14»
3
'Silent majority' speaks up to support 25 eminent Malays
This is why they refuse to engage in direct discourse. We have written to them to have an open dialogue but no response,” said Thasleem. «Free Malaysia Today, Dec 14»
4
Rhodes Less Traveled
“These are the individuals who have dedicated years of their lives to academic pursuits, and to be able to easily engage in direct discourse with ... «Volume One, Dec 14»
5
Socrates and Writing
Socrates method of teaching was through direct discourse, challenging the individual by questioning his (it was a male-dominated society) core ... «The Costa Rican Times, Nov 14»
6
Complacency and cowardice helped create UKIP
The Conservatives and Labour have not merely refused to fight this new threat: they have not engaged in meaningful honest, direct discourse ... «GQ.com, May 14»
7
McCutcheon et al. vs Federal Election Commission and Freedom of …
The direct discourse is mostly substituted by an indirect discourse which involves speech delivered by a number of means, including speeches ... «Huffington Post, May 14»
8
Tracking the breakdown of American social institutions in 'The …
Instead, I used their words, their writings, their interviews, and wrote in sort of a style that you might call free and direct discourse, which is a ... «PBS NewsHour, Dec 13»
9
Back with Second Hand News: Fleetwood Mac's Rumours
... 'Dreams' and Buckingham's 'Go Your Own Way' even seem a direct discourse, the 'unfurled back and forth' Buckingham would later recall in ... «Oxford Student, Jan 13»
10
Martian Life? Not. Learning From a False Alarm
Rather, I think the lesson is that we need a more open and direct discourse between scientists and the public. Enthusiasm is not the problem, ... «TIME, Dec 12»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Direct discourse [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/direct-discourse>. Apr 2024 ».
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