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interjection | interjectionally |

As a noun interjection

is an exclamation or filled pause; a word or phrase with no particular grammatical relation to a sentence, often an expression of emotion.

As an adverb interjectionally is

in an interjectional way; having the form of an interjection.

interjection

English

(wikipedia interjection)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (grammar) An exclamation or filled pause; a word or phrase with no particular grammatical relation to a sentence, often an expression of emotion.
  • *
    • Some evidence confirming our suspicions that topicalised and dislocated constituents occupy different sentence positions comes from Greenberg (1984). He notes that in colloquial speech the interjection man'' can occur after dislocated constituents, but not after topicalised constituents: cf.
    (21) (a)      ''Bill'', man, I really hate him (dislocated NP)
    (21) (b)    ?''Bill     , man, I really hate (topicalised NP)
  • An interruption; something interjected

    • Related terms

    * interject * interjectional

    See also

    * vocative * (wikipedia "interjection") ----

    interjectionally

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In an interjectional way; having the form of an interjection.
    • Though derived from a verb phrase, "kickass" can be used interjectionally .