quotative (0 synonym found)

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Definition of quotative:

(n) : (grammar) A grammatical device to mark quoted speech, such as be like in "he was like, 'who are you?'".
(adj) : (grammar) Serving to mark quoted speech.
(n) : (linguistics) A form of the complementizer related to the verb say, found in many languages of West Africa and South Asia.
Definition of quotative:

(n) : (grammar) A grammatical device to mark quoted speech, such as be like in "he was like, 'who are you?'".
(adj) : (grammar) Serving to mark quoted speech.
(n) : (linguistics) A form of the complementizer related to the verb say, found in many languages of West Africa and South Asia.
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