Definition of Direct discourse
(Trade unions)
the
language
of
any
one
quoted
without
change
in
its
form
;
as
,
he
said
"
I
can
not
come
;" -
correlative
to
indirect
discourse
,
in
which
there
is
change
of
form
;
as
,
he
said
that
he
could
not
come
.
They
are
often
called
respectively
by
their
Latin
names
,
oratio directa
,
and
oratio
obliqua
.
See also:
Direct
Related Words
account
,
direct
quotation
,
indirect
discourse
,
report
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