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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