reportative

English

Etymology

From report +‎ -ative.

Noun

reportative (plural reportatives)

1. A grammatical construct used in some languages when reporting something learned from somebody else.
   • 1976, Barbara S. Wood, Children and Communication: Verbal and Nonverbal Language Development:

     The child's progress in the modification stage can be characterized as an advancement from the use of performatives to the use of reportatives.

Adjective

reportative (not comparable)

1. (grammar) Of or relating to such a construct.

Related terms

• reportatively
• reportativity