Definition and Examples of Reported Speech
https://www.thoughtco.com/reported-speech-p2-169204522.05.2010 · Goffman on Reported Speech "[Erving] Goffman's work has proven foundational in the investigation of reported speech itself. While Goffman is not in his own work concerned with the analysis of actual instances of interaction (for a critique, see Schlegoff, 1988), it provides a framework for researchers concerned with investigating reported speech in its most basic …