Editing Quotation marks in English (section)

=== Use–mention distinction ===
{{Main|Use–mention distinction|Metalanguage}}

Either quotation marks or [[italic type]] can emphasise that an instance of a word refers to [[use–mention distinction|the word itself]] rather than its associated concept.

{{block indent|1=<poem>
Cheese is derived from milk.<!--not italicised or quoted--> (concept)
"Cheese" is derived from a word in Old English. (word)
Cheese has calcium, protein, and phosphorus.<!--not italicised or quoted--> (concept)
''Cheese'' has three ''E''<nowiki />s. (word)
</poem>}}

==== In linguistics ====
Precise writing about language often uses italics for [[Words as words|the word itself]] and single quotation marks for a [[Gloss (annotation)|gloss]], with the two not separated by a comma or other punctuation,<ref>"Style Sheet", ''[[Language Acquisition (journal)|Language Acquisition: A Journal of Developmental Linguistics]]'', (undated), [https://www.tandf.co.uk//journals/authors/style/hlac-style-guide.pdf p. 2]</ref> and with strictly [[#Logical quotation|logical quotation]] around the gloss&nbsp;– extraneous terminal punctuation ''outside'' the quotation marks – even in North American publications, which might otherwise prefer them inside:<ref name="LSA-LSS">{{cite web |title=''Language'' Style Sheet |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |work=[[Language (journal)|Language]] |date=2015 |publisher=[[Linguistic Society of America]] |location=Washington, DC |access-date=21 December 2018 |url= http://www.linguisticsociety.org/sites/default/files/LANGUAGE_journal_style_sheet.pdf  |quote=4. Punctuation: a. ... The second member of a pair of quotation marks should precede any other adjacent mark of punctuation, unless the other mark is a necessary part of the quoted matter .... 6. Cited Forms: ... e. After the first occurrence of non-English forms, provide a gloss in single quotation marks:  Latin ''ovis'' ‘sheep’ is a noun.  No comma precedes the gloss and no comma follows, unless necessary for other reasons: Latin ''ovis'' ‘sheep’, ''canis'' ‘dog’, and ''equus'' ‘horse’ are nouns.}}</ref>
{{quote|1={{sic|hide=y|1=Latin ''ovis'' 'sheep', ''canis'' 'dog', and ''equus'' 'horse' are nouns.|reason=This example is a quotation from the source, not a made-up example; do not modify it.}}}}