quotative

Q q

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \ˈkwō-tə-tiv\
- /kwˈəʊtətˌɪv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \ˈkwō-tə-tiv\

Definitions of quotative word

noun quotative (linguistics) Form of the complementizer related to the verb say, found in many languages of West Africa and South Asia. 1
noun quotative a word or grammatical device that introduces quoted words 0
adjective quotative (of a word or grammatical device) introducing quoted words 0
adjective quotative given or inclined to quoting 0

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Parts of speech for Quotative

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Quotative

quotative popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

quotative usage trend in Literature

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