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The following paradigm will serve to illustrate what we mean by this term: (37) (a) ‘Will I get a degree?ʼ John wondered (37) (b) John wondered whether he would get a degree (37) (c) John wondered would he get a degree The italicised sequence in (37) (a) is said to be an instance of direct speech: John's exact words are recorded verbatim, and are bounded in the spelling by a question mark and inverted commas; points to note here include the use of the present tense Auxiliary will, the inversion of the Auxiliary, and the use of the first person pronoun I to represent the speaker.
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The
italicised
sequence
in
(37)
(a)
is
said
to
be
an
instance
of
direct
speech:
John's
exact
words
are
recorded
verbatim,
and
are
bounded
in
the
spelling
by
a
question
mark
and
inverted
commas;
points
to
note
here
include
the
use
of
the
present
tense
Auxiliary
will,
the
inversion
of
the
Auxiliary,
and
the
use
of
the
first
person
pronoun
I
to
represent
the
speaker.
