reported speech

Noun

uncountable

(grammar, narratology) A form of speech used to express what another has said, often involving a change in tense.

Japanese Meaning

間接話法：他者の発言を報告するために、発言者の言葉や時制等が変化する形態の話法

In her thesis, the linguist examined how reported speech alters the narrator's perspective.

論文で、その言語学者は間接話法が語り手の視点をどのように変えるかを調べた。

Sense（1）

(grammar, narratology) A form of speech used to express what another has said, often involving a change in tense.