Sharing Another's Words : Zero-Marked Quotative in Political Campaign Speeches

Abstract

This paper describes how zero-marked quotative expressions (quotations followed by neither quotative particles nor reporting verbs) are used in campaign speeches by Japanese politicians. They are used not just to report what someone has said but rather to point out what that person has said and to share a view on those words with the audience. They are also used to describe another's words vividly to involve the audience in the story.