Quotative

noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.noun(grammar) A grammatical device to mark quoted speech, such as be like in "he was like, 'who are you?'".

2.nounA form of the complementizer related to the verb say, found in many languages of West Africa and South Asia.

3.adjective(grammar) Serving to mark quoted speech.

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