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How to pronounce “quotative”
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Pronunciation guide for quotative
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of quotative with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
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into-- I use the example of the quotative like.
- Definition summary
- (grammar) A grammatical device to mark quoted speech, such as be like in "he was like, 'who are you?'".
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How to pronounce quotative
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into-- I use the example of the quotative like.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “quotative”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (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]
- (grammar) Serving to mark quoted speech.
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