And it may be that expressives in general that is terms which conventionally express an attitude function to express the speaker's attitudes even in belief reports and in indirect quotation.
Expressives commit the speaker to feeling a certain way about the current state of affairs, as when someone apologizes for doing something.
Still, there's an implied dissonance between his claim and what the speaker desires – expressive "passion".
A speaker's expressive gestures and animated movements project an image of liveliness, interest, and dynamic, which in turn, leads to positive emotional responses toward the speaker and the subject.
African-American Vernacular English (AAVE) is systematic, rooted in history, and important as an identity marker and expressive resource for its speakers.
The toy includes expressive LCD eyes, a microphone, a speaker and an accelerometer — so he'll offer enthusiastic commentary if you pick him up and pretend to fight with him.
English is often celebrated (by English speakers) as the most expressive language, allowing users to deploy fine nuance and precision.
Translated into English for the first time by Marcel Kurpershoek, Arabian Romantic will delight readers with a poetry that is direct, fluent, and expressive, and that has entertained Arabic speakers for over a century.
However, this approach cannot account for speakers' naturally occurring humorous expressive productions and interpretations.
Hello is a greeting (the phatic function), that when uttered with sufficient portent, can inform of the seriousness of a situation (the referential function); when weighted with emotion can warn of the speaker's frame of mind (expressive function); when delivered with sufficient surprise or challenge can invite or demand an explanation (the directive function); and so on.
