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Deaf speechmarks? [closed]

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Closed by System‭ on Mar 13, 2012 at 16:40

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How does one present spoken dialogue as a secondary language to signed speech?

I want to write a novel and I was thinking of including a deaf character. I want to know the best way to express what the deaf person is signing because I don't think using speechmarks would be appropriate.

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We just addressed this recently, and the excellent answer suggested was guillemets. « and »

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