ABSTRACT
In left-to-right horizontal writing, an upper left bracket「 marks the beginning of a quote, and a lower right bracket 」 its end. In vertical writing, a quote begins with the upper right bracket and closes with a lower left bracket. 「まだ分
Direct quotation of other sentence types parallels direct quotation of a statement. To quote a question, attach the quotative particle after the quoted question and use 言
information such as 聞 き く “ask” and 尋
を始 はじ めようか」と{聞
“The assistant asked the students, ‘Shall we begin the experiment?’”
