indirect discourse vs report

report vs indirect discourse

indirect discourse and report both are nouns.

indirect discourse is not a verb while report is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
indirect discourse	Yes	No	No	No
report	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, report is a hypernym of indirect discourse; that is, report is a word with a broader meaning than indirect discourse:

indirect discourse: a report of a discourse in which deictic terms are modified appropriately (e.g., "he said `I am a fool'" would be modified to "he said he is a fool")
report: the act of informing by verbal report

Other hypernyms of indirect discourse include account.

indirect discourse (noun)	report (noun)
a report of a discourse in which deictic terms are modified appropriately (e.g., "he said `I am a fool'" would be modified to "he said he is a fool")	the general estimation that the public has for a person
	a short account of the news
	the act of informing by verbal report
	an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
	a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
	a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment
	a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing)

indirect discourse (verb)	report (verb)
	to give an account or representation of in words
	make known to the authorities
	complain about; make a charge against
	announce one's presence
	announce as the result of an investigation or experience or finding
	be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism

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