quotative
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
quotative (plural quotatives)
- (grammar) A grammatical device to mark quoted speech, such as be like in "he was like, 'who are you?'".
- (linguistics) A form of the complementizer related to the verb say, found in many languages of West Africa and South Asia.
Adjective[edit]
quotative (not comparable)
- (grammar) Serving to mark quoted speech.