
An interjection, sometimes called a filled pause, is a part of speech that usually has no grammar connection to the rest of the sentence and simply expresses emotion on the part of the speaker, although most interjections have clear definitions. Interjections are generally uninflected word function word and have sometimes been seen as sentence-words, since they can replace or be replaced by a whole Sentence (linguistics) (they are wiktionary:holophrastic). Sometimes however interjections combine with other words to form sentences. Interjections are used when the speaker encounters events that cause these emotions — unexpectedly, painfully, surprisingly or in many other sudden ways. But several languages have interjections that cannot be related to emotions. The word "interjection" literally means "something thrown in between" from the Latin ''inter'' ("between") and ''jacere'' ("throw"). == English == === Examples === English language words used mostly as interjections include ''ugh'', ''wow'', ''ouch'', ''scat'', ''alas'', and ''eureka''. Conventions like ''Hello'' and ''Goodbye'' are also interjections, as are exclamations like ''Cheers!'' and ''Hurray!''. In fact, very often they are characterized by exclamation mark depending on the stress of the attitude or the force of the emotion they are expressing. ''Well'' can also be used as an interjection, for example when put at the beginning of a sentence. Much profanity (see also expletive) takes the form of interjections. Some linguists consider ''yes'', ''no'', ''amen'' and ''okay'' as interjections, since they have no syntactical connection with other words and rather work as sentences themselves. Interjections can be phrases or even sentences as well as words: :As I entered the room — Oh, my God! What I saw! — he was still standing there. Expressions "Exscuse me!", "Sorry!", and similar ones often serve as interjections. === Phonology === Several interjections contain sounds that do not, or very rarely, exist in regular English phonetic inventory. For example (pronunciation shown in International Phonetic Alphabet): * ''Ahem'' ("attention!") contains a glottal stop that is common in German language. * ''sh (quiet!)'' ("quiet!") is an entirely consonantal syllable. * ''Ps'' ("here!"), also spelled ''psst'', is another entirely consonantal syllable-word. * ''Tut-tut'' ("shame..."), also spelled ''tsk-tsk'', is made up entirely of Click consonants, which are an active part of regular speech in several African languages. This particular click is alveolar. *: There is also a less popular pronunciation . * ''Ugh'' ("disgusting!") ends with a German language and Scottish Gaelic language consonant, a velar consonant fricative. * ''Whew'' ("what a relief!") starts with a bilabial fricative, a sound pronounced with a strong buff of air through the lips. This sound is a part of the native speech of Suki language, a language of New Guinea. * ''Ahoy'' is a sailor's interjection. == Other languages == === Chinese language === Almost all Chinese interjections are written with the radical (Chinese character)s "mouth" (口) on the left. Where this is the case, the right part is purely phonetic. An exception is ''eh!''. Popular interjections are: * ''Aiya!'' (哎吼 or 噯呀 ai4ya0): expresses disappointment and displeasure, sometimes accompanied by shock and reproach ** It is used by a small number of non-Chinese in areas with a high concentration of overseas Chinese. The TV series ''Jackie Chan Adventures'' utilizes this phrase often, and ''Firefly (television series)'' occasionally uses it as well. * 嘖嘖 has meaning and pronunciation like its English counterpart ''tsk-tsk'' (See #English interjection phonetics). 嘖嘖 is also an onomatopoeia of the chirping of some bird species. It occasionally conformed into the Chinese phonology and pronouced ''zézé'' (in Pinyin). Interjection plays an important grammatical role in the Cantonese language, such as the sentence-end ''-ah!'' that has numerous meanings. === Hebrew language === (in International Phonetic Alphabet) Common filler pauses: * ''nu'' - 'well' * ''ve...'' - /vav haxibur/ the usual Hebrew conjunction word, 'and' * ''em'' - slight confusion * ''ups'' * ''oj'' Modern Hebrew also has several interjections containing sounds external to regular Hebrew phonetic inventory, mostly [w] in different Exclamation: * ''waj'' * ''waw'' * ''wow'' Others: * ''sh (quiet!)'' ("quiet!") is the first sound of the word meaning 'quiet!'. == See also == *Ejaculation (grammar) Parts of speech
Are yes and no interjections? User:Weasel *In some contexts they are, like "Oh no!" User:Mark Dingemanse— User:Mark Dingemanse User Talk:Mark Dingemanse 03:40, 11 Dec 2004 (UTC) ---- Would onomatopoeia be linguistically/grammatically classified as interjections? :The sets of interjections and onomatopoeia most probably overlap somewhere (though that 'somewhere' is different for each language); but onomatopoeia is a phonosemantically defined category, whereas the category of interjections is mainly syntactically defined. In other words, they're not defined on the same level. In other words, no. For example, languages can (and do) have onomatopoeic verbs and nouns, which obviously don't qualify as interjections. User:Mark Dingemanse— User:Mark Dingemanse User Talk:Mark Dingemanse 18:50, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC) ::OK. Thanks!
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An interjection, sometimes called a filled pause, is a part of speech that usually has no grammar connection to the rest of the sentence and simply expresses emotion on the part of the speaker, although most interjections have clear definitions. Interjections are generally uninflected word function word and have sometimes been seen as sentence-words, since they can replace or be replaced by a whole Sentence (linguistics) (they are wiktionary:holophrastic). Sometimes however interjections combine with other words to form sentences. Interjections are used when the speaker encounters events that cause these emotions — unexpectedly, painfully, surprisingly or in many other sudden ways. But several languages have interjections that cannot be related to emotions. The word "interjection" literally means "something thrown in between" from the Latin ''inter'' ("between") and ''jacere'' ("throw"). == English == === Examples === English language words used mostly as interjections include ''ugh'', ''wow'', ''ouch'', ''scat'', ''alas'', and ''eureka''. Conventions like ''Hello'' and ''Goodbye'' are also interjections, as are exclamations like ''Cheers!'' and ''Hurray!''. In fact, very often they are characterized by exclamation mark depending on the stress of the attitude or the force of the emotion they are expressing. ''Well'' can also be used as an interjection, for example when put at the beginning of a sentence. Much profanity (see also expletive) takes the form of interjections. Some linguists consider ''yes'', ''no'', ''amen'' and ''okay'' as interjections, since they have no syntactical connection with other words and rather work as sentences themselves. Interjections can be phrases or even sentences as well as words: :As I entered the room — Oh, my God! What I saw! — he was still standing there. Expressions "Exscuse me!", "Sorry!", and similar ones often serve as interjections. === Phonology === Several interjections contain sounds that do not, or very rarely, exist in regular English phonetic inventory. For example (pronunciation shown in International Phonetic Alphabet): * ''Ahem'' ("attention!") contains a glottal stop that is common in German language. * ''sh (quiet!)'' ("quiet!") is an entirely consonantal syllable. * ''Ps'' ("here!"), also spelled ''psst'', is another entirely consonantal syllable-word. * ''Tut-tut'' ("shame..."), also spelled ''tsk-tsk'', is made up entirely of Click consonants, which are an active part of regular speech in several African languages. This particular click is alveolar. *: There is also a less popular pronunciation . * ''Ugh'' ("disgusting!") ends with a German language and Scottish Gaelic language consonant, a velar consonant fricative. * ''Whew'' ("what a relief!") starts with a bilabial fricative, a sound pronounced with a strong buff of air through the lips. This sound is a part of the native speech of Suki language, a language of New Guinea. * ''Ahoy'' is a sailor's interjection. == Other languages == === Chinese language === Almost all Chinese interjections are written with the radical (Chinese character)s "mouth" (口) on the left. Where this is the case, the right part is purely phonetic. An exception is ''eh!''. Popular interjections are: * ''Aiya!'' (哎吼 or 噯呀 ai4ya0): expresses disappointment and displeasure, sometimes accompanied by shock and reproach ** It is used by a small number of non-Chinese in areas with a high concentration of overseas Chinese. The TV series ''Jackie Chan Adventures'' utilizes this phrase often, and ''Firefly (television series)'' occasionally uses it as well. * 嘖嘖 has meaning and pronunciation like its English counterpart ''tsk-tsk'' (See #English interjection phonetics). 嘖嘖 is also an onomatopoeia of the chirping of some bird species. It occasionally conformed into the Chinese phonology and pronouced ''zézé'' (in Pinyin). Interjection plays an important grammatical role in the Cantonese language, such as the sentence-end ''-ah!'' that has numerous meanings. === Hebrew language === (in International Phonetic Alphabet) Common filler pauses: * ''nu'' - 'well' * ''ve...'' - /vav haxibur/ the usual Hebrew conjunction word, 'and' * ''em'' - slight confusion * ''ups'' * ''oj'' Modern Hebrew also has several interjections containing sounds external to regular Hebrew phonetic inventory, mostly [w] in different Exclamation: * ''waj'' * ''waw'' * ''wow'' Others: * ''sh (quiet!)'' ("quiet!") is the first sound of the word meaning 'quiet!'. == See also == *Ejaculation (grammar) Parts of speech
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Are yes and no interjections? User:Weasel *In some contexts they are, like "Oh no!" User:Mark Dingemanse— User:Mark Dingemanse User Talk:Mark Dingemanse 03:40, 11 Dec 2004 (UTC) ---- Would onomatopoeia be linguistically/grammatically classified as interjections? :The sets of interjections and onomatopoeia most probably overlap somewhere (though that 'somewhere' is different for each language); but onomatopoeia is a phonosemantically defined category, whereas the category of interjections is mainly syntactically defined. In other words, they're not defined on the same level. In other words, no. For example, languages can (and do) have onomatopoeic verbs and nouns, which obviously don't qualify as interjections. User:Mark Dingemanse— User:Mark Dingemanse User Talk:Mark Dingemanse 18:50, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC) ::OK. Thanks!
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