dialogue tag

Noun

 * 1)  A sentence part that attributes a piece of written dialogue to its speaker. (e.g. In "Get out of here," he said, "he said" is a dialogue tag.)
 * Not every paragraph of dialogue needs to have a dialogue tag attached to it.
 * Not every paragraph of dialogue needs to have a dialogue tag attached to it.

Synonyms

 * speech tag, attribution, annunciatory clause, quotative, quotation marker
 * tag
 * tag line

Translations

 * Dutch: citaatuitluider, citaatinbedder
 * French:
 * German: Begleitsatz