Spanish C2 · Day 8
Day 8: Ambigüedad deliberada del contrato — Free indirect speech in the Spanish novel (part 1)
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- Grammar: Free indirect speech in the Spanish novel (part 1)
- Reading: La cláusula en suspenso
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Grammar point: Free indirect speech in the Spanish novel (part 1)
Free indirect speech can represent a character's thinking without introducing it as a statement. In estilo indirecto libre, third-person reference and the narrative past typically coexist with the character's questions, evaluations, and immediate sense of time. Compare ordinary indirect thought in Spanish, “Pensó que había salvado la editorial”, with “Había salvado la editorial.
Key vocabulary (8 of 31 words)
- la anfibología calculada – calculated equivocation (diplomatic)
- el arreglo redaccional – compromise reached by carefully chosen wording
- la salvedad interpretativa – caveat concerning interpretation
- el instrumento fehaciente – authoritative language text of a treaty
- la nota al acta – note entered in the minutes or annexed to an agreement
- la ligazón negociadora – formal tying of separate negotiating issues
- el cuidado del prestigio – protection of dignity or political standing
- el repliegue negociador – fallback position
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