Q
(i.e. quoted speech or thought)
Description: contains a quotation or apparent quotation -- a represen-
tation of speech or thought marked as being quoted from someone
else (whether in fact quoted or not); in narrative, the words are
usually those of of a character or speaker; in dictionaries, <q>
may be used to mark real or contrived examples of usage.
Attributes:
type: may be used to indicate whether the quoted matter is spoken
or thought, or to characterize it more finely.
Data type: CDATA
Sample values include:
spoken : representation of direct speech, usually marked
by quotation marks.
thought : representation of thought, e.g. internal mono-
logue.
Default value: #IMPLIED
This attribute is recommended when applicable.
direct: may be used to indicate whether the quoted matter is
regarded as direct or indirect speech.
Data type: (y | n | unspecified)
Sample values include:
y : speech or thought is represented directly.
n : speech or thought is represented indirectly, e.g. by
use of a marked verbal aspect.
unspecified : no claim is made.
Default value: unspecified
This attribute is recommended when applicable.
who: identifies the speaker of a piece of direct speech.
Data type: CDATA
Value: may be an idref
Default value: #IMPLIED
Example:
And so, as Tiny Tim observed,
<q type=speech>God Bless Us, Every One!</q>
Part: base tag set for common core features
Member of classes: hqinter [and indirectly also:] common, inter
DTD file: teicore2
May occur within: add admin argument body camera caption case castList
cell cit colloc corr country damage def desc descrip div div0 div1
div2 div3 div4 div5 div6 div7 docEdition eg emph epigraph epilogue
equiv etym figDesc foreign form fsDescr fDescr gen gram gramGrp
head hi hyph imprimatur item itype l lang lbl lem meeting metDecl
mood note number orth otherForm p per performance pos prologue
pron q quote rdg ref region remarks rendition seg set sic sound
stage stress subc supplied syll tagUsage tech title titlePart tns
tr trans unclear usg view witness witDetail writing xr xref
May contain: #PCDATA abbr add address anchor att bibl biblFull
biblStruct c caesura camera caption castList cit cl corr date
dateRange dateStruct del distinct emph entry entryFree event expan
eTree figure foreign formula gap gi gloss graph handShift hi
kinesic l label lang lg lg1 link list listBibl m measure mentioned
move name note num orig oRef oVar p pause phr ptr pRef pVar q
quote ref reg rs s seg shift sic sound soCalled sp stage superen-
try table tag tech term termEntry text time timeRange timeStruct
title tree u val view vocal w writing xptr xref TEI...end
Declaration:
<!ELEMENT q - - (%specialPara) >
<!ATTLIST q %a.global
type CDATA #IMPLIED
direct (y | n | unspecified)
unspecified
who CDATA #IMPLIED >
Discussed in 6.3.3, "Quotation," on page 11.
This tag is optional.
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Close Tag: REQUIRED
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