A quotation is a special form of tact which uses the minimal repertoire of echoic behavior. Whether we are to call it echoic or a tact is unimportant. The classifications are based upon contingencies of reinforcement which in this case are the same. (p. 125)
Verbal Behavior: Extended Edition. Chapter 5: The Tact. Quote 33
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