Textualment

Textualment is an adverb in Catalan used to indicate that something is stated, quoted, or reproduced exactly as written, or literally. It signals that the wording should be taken at face value rather than paraphrased. The term is encountered in academic, journalistic, and legal contexts where precision of quotation is important.

Origin and formation: The word is built from the adjective textual, which relates to text, combined with the adverbial suffix -ment. The root is ultimately linked to Latin textus, a word for woven fabric or texture, extended by the metaphor of composition to written text.

Usage: In scholarly writing, journalism, or legal documents, textualment marks that a statement follows the source verbatim or that a quotation should be interpreted in its literal sense. It can also indicate a faithful rendering in translation.

Examples: Textualment, la nota diu: «Aquest informe és confidencial» (Textually, the note says: "This report is confidential"). En la declaració, l'orador va reproduir textualment cada paraula.

See also: literalness, quotation, paraphrase.