“…While there are some exceptions, (e.g., Eerland, Engelen, & Zwaan, 2013;Yao, Belin, & Scheepers, 2011Groenewold, Bastiaanse, Nickels, & Huiskes, 2014), most of these studies have focused on written rather than spoken language. This is surprising, since the distinctive paralinguistic characteristics (e.g., pitch and voice quality, Romaine & Lange, 1991) of direct as compared to indirect speech usually become apparent in spoken language.…”