<q> (quoted speech or thought) contains a quotation or apparent quotation --- a representation 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.
Datatype: CDATA
Legal values:
spoken representation of direct speech, usually marked by quotation marks.
thought representation of thought, e.g. internal monologue.
Default: #IMPLIED
direct may be used to indicate whether the quoted matter is regarded as direct or indirect speech.
Datatype: (y | n | unspecified)
Legal values:
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: unspecified
who identifies the speaker of a piece of direct speech.
Datatype: CDATA
Values: may be an idref
Default: #IMPLIED
Example 
And so, as Tiny Tim observed,
<q type=speech>God Bless Us, Every One!</q>
Note
Tagsetbase tag set for common core features
Classhqinter [and indirectly also:] common, inter
Filenameteicore2
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Declaration
<!ELEMENT q             - -  (%specialPara)                     >
<!ATTLIST q                  %a.global
          type               CDATA               #IMPLIED
          direct             (y | n | unspecified) 
                                                 unspecified
          who                CDATA               #IMPLIED       >
See 6.3.3

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