autoclitic
Meanings
noun
- A verbal behavior that has an organizing function; for example, grammatical and rhetorical sequences can be selected by the speaker so as to achieve a particular goal. This occurs because listeners are strongly affected by the composition of the discourse they are exposed to.
adj
- Of or relating to this behavior.
Word forms
Etymology
From auto- + clitic.
Derived words
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