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indirect speech

speech expressing things other people have said without quoting
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Summary

indirect speech is a narrative mode[1]. It draws 719 Wikipedia views per month (narrative mode category, ranking #7 of 9).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: semantic unit[3]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Narration[4]

Why It Matters

indirect speech has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). indirect speech. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/indirect-speech
MLA “indirect speech.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 13 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/indirect-speech.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_indirect-speech_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{indirect speech}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/indirect-speech}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-13}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Isocat id → 3940
    Sitelink count → 20
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'et', 'fi', 'fiu_vro', 'fr', 'hu', 'it', 'kk', 'nl', 'p
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Isocat id: 3940, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/7329154|Indirect Speech (#7329154)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/125|ISOCAT]] #mix'n'match"
  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → semantic unit
    Instance of → narrative mode
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ Yso id: 28423, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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