autoclitic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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
  1. Of or relating to this behavior.

Word forms

autoclitic autoclitics

Etymology

From auto- + clitic.

Derived words

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