Verbum dicendi
Encyclopedia
A verbum dicendi is a word
that expresses speech or introduces a quotation
, such as "say
", "utter", "ask" or "rumble". Verba dicendi may grammaticalize into quotative
s.
Word
In language, a word is the smallest free form that may be uttered in isolation with semantic or pragmatic content . This contrasts with a morpheme, which is the smallest unit of meaning but will not necessarily stand on its own...
that expresses speech or introduces a quotation
Quotation
A quotation or quote is the repetition of one expression as part of another one, particularly when the quoted expression is well-known or explicitly attributed by citation to its original source, and it is indicated by quotation marks.A quotation can also refer to the repeated use of units of any...
, such as "say
Say
Say is to communicate orally. Say or SAY can also refer to:*Say, Niger*say , a Macintosh command line program to convert text to sound*Say , for Aboriginal youth in Canada...
", "utter", "ask" or "rumble". Verba dicendi may grammaticalize into quotative
Quotative
A quotative is grammatical device to mark reported speech in some languages. It can be equated with "spoken quotation marks". In the English sentence John said "Wow,"...
s.