Verbal process

The verbal process is when occurring a quotation or a reporting.  

The participant in the verbal process is called "Sayer", and he is the person who explains what the person has said to him before. 

The verbal process can be represented as a Quoted: 

I said: ‘If there isn’t, I’ll have to take him down to the City Hall.’ 

Or with the reported speech: 

I said I wanted to be dropped off somewhere in the neighborhood of the Great Western Hotel.

• In these cases, the pronoun "I" is called the Sayer. 

There are various ordering possibilities with this type of process, particularly with the direct speech form. The most neutral ordering is Sayer–Process–Quoted.

‘And a good riddance, too,’ answered he.

In addition to the Sayer and the Quoted or Reported process, there is a third participant in some of these examples: the person to whom the verbalization is addressed. We called this participant the Receiver. 

I asked her if she had heard him. 

• In this case, her is the reciever. 

The typical verb for verbal processes is say, but there are many others. We can use ask or tell instead of say in some contexts. Also, we can use verbs as urge, explain, remind, challenge, beg, promise, grumble, agree, report; which are not common. 

• Verbiage: A noun expressing some kind of verbal behaivor. For example: 

I told her the truth.

I add this video if you want to review about verbal processes. 

PRACTICE TIME

1. Which are the two examples of verbal process?
2. How do you call the person that is doing the action in the verbal process?
3. Write an example of a verbal process. 

Answers 

1. Quoted and reported. 
2. The sayer. 
3. I said if you could open the door, please.