saysallatrma

Saysallatrma is a fictional linguistic concept used in speculative linguistics and worldbuilding to describe a mechanism that encodes social stance and speaker commitment within utterances. It functions as a marker in a constructed grammar that signals how a speaker wants the interlocutor to interpret a statement and how much weight the speaker attributes to it.

Etymology and development of the term are not standardized, and saysallatrma is generally treated as a neologism that emerged within online conlang and worldbuilding communities. Its name is sometimes described as a composite formed from familiar speech-tech elements and a nonce suffix, reflecting its role as a communicative device rather than a common grammatical category in natural languages.

Linguistic description and use: In fictitious grammars, a saysallatrma marker can appear as a suffix, clitic, or particle attached to the verb or the sentence nucleus. It is designed to encode aspects such as formality, certainty, deference, or reaffirmation, and it interacts with mood, evidentiality, and discourse markers to influence how a claim is received. The device is often used to explore social dynamics in dialogue, such as power relations, politeness strategies, or face-saving among speakers.

Examples in fictional works typically show saysallatrma as a concise affix that changes the force of a sentence without altering its propositional content. For instance, a fictional sentence might include a saysallatrma marker to indicate that the speaker acknowledges the listener’s perspective while deferring final judgment.

See also: constructed languages, conlangs, politeness theory, evidentiality. Notes: saysallatrma is a created concept with no attested occurrence in natural languages.