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INTERROBANG [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-04-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Language (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- interrobang
1, record 1, English, interrobang
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A single mark that combines the question mark (the interro) and the exclamation point (the bang). 2, record 1, English, - interrobang
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A sentence ending with an interrobang asks a question in an excited manner, expresses excitement or disbelief in the form of a question, or asks a rhetorical question ... The interrobang failed to amount to much more than a fad, however. It has not become a standard punctuation mark. 3, record 1, English, - interrobang
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Linguistique (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- point exclarrogatif
1, record 1, French, point%20exclarrogatif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Signe de ponctuation qui combine les fonctions de point d'interrogation et de point d'exclamation. 1, record 1, French, - point%20exclarrogatif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le point exclarrogatif peut servir à ponctuer une phrase qui est interrogative et exclamative à la fois, sans prédominance. Il peut alors remplacer l'usage des deux signes de ponctuation successifs ?! ou !?, qui sont parfois utilisés en littérature moderne. Cependant son usage est limité. 1, record 1, French, - point%20exclarrogatif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Lingüística (Generalidades)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- interrobang
1, record 1, Spanish, interrobang
anglicism, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En lenguas escritas con alfabeto latino existen alrededor de 50 [...] signos no reconocidos. [...] un ejemplo es el interrobang: una superposición de interrogación y exclamación que aparece en 1962 [,] del latin interrogatio, y bang, que en el medio publicitario y periodístico anglosajón se refiere a un signo de exclamación. 1, record 1, Spanish, - interrobang
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En español, para nombrar el punto que abre el interrobang, se dice gnaborretni (o interrobang invertido) aunque, acaso para simplificar las cosas, la RAE decidió que las frases con ambigüedad enfática, es decir, las que podrían usar un interrobang, podrían entenderse mejor con un signo de puntuación distinto al inicio y al final de cada frase: ¡Qué? ¿Qué! 1, record 1, Spanish, - interrobang
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