ABSTRACT

So, to put it briefly, the first point to note is that there is no indirect speech in UrdulHindi. Reported speech is introduced by kL and the speaker's actual words follow.

A Jean aj ap kytne boje wtlw,j? Jean aj moYlJ sat boje wthi• A. .I2h!b. ITIdYIJ ne Jean se kya pucha? John ap ne pucha ky 'aj ap kytne boje vtlo:iJ",Y', A. dWI Jean ne kya bha? John Jean ne koha ky 'aj moYlJ sat boje ythi,

Alison ne pucha ky 'ap Oxford me~ bha~ rohti hoy~?' owr June ne bha ky 'moy~ Cowley me~ rohti h~.'