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quotative en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷó- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *kʷótider. Proto-Italic *kʷot Latin quot Latin quotus Medieval Latin quotāreder. Old French coterbor. Middle English quoten English quote Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English -ative English quotative From quote + -ative.

Meanings

(not-comparable) Serving to mark quoted speech.

Deriveds

quotativeness · quotatively · quotativity · nonquotative

Translations (2)

ko 인용형 (Translations) · es citativo (Translations)

quotative en · NOUN

Etymology

Meanings

A grammatical device to mark quoted speech, such as be like in "he was like, 'who are you?'".
- Whereas most quotatives introduce either inner monologue or direct speech, the new quotative be like can introduce both kinds of reported speech, thus allowing the speaker to express an attitude, reaction, or thought, as well as something actually said. 1990, Carl Blyth, Jr.; Sigrid Recktenwald; Jenny Wang, “I'm like, "Say What?!": A New Quotative in American Oral Narrative”, in American Speech, volume 65, number 3, →DOI, →JSTOR, page 215:
A form of the complementizer related to the verb say, found in many languages of West Africa and South Asia.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
quotatives	Number=Plur		lexicographic