quotative

 
Pronunciation: /ˈkwəʊtətɪv/
Linguistics

adjective

  • (of a construction or expression) expressing or introducing quoted words: natural quotative verbs, like ‘say’, ‘insist’, and ‘explain’

noun

  • a quotative construction or expression: the members of the group believed that quotative ‘all’ was very common these days in the speech of the young