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Q&A Deaf speechmarks? [closed]

Possible Duplicate: 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 kno...

1 answer  ·  posted 12y ago by System‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T02:15:17Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/5232
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T02:15:17Z (over 4 years ago)
> **Possible Duplicate:**  
> [How does one present spoken dialogue as a secondary language to signed speech?](https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/4815/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.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2012-03-13T00:08:13Z (about 12 years ago)
Original score: 5