logical quotation

English

Noun

logical quotation (uncountable)

1. A system of quotation in which terminal punctuation marks are enclosed within a quotation only if the sense of the punctuation is part of the original material being quoted.
   • 2008, “Journal of Irish and Scottish Studies – Style Guide”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1], University of Aberdeen, Scotland: Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies, retrieved 2015-09-23:

     Punctuation marks are placed inside the quotation marks only if the sense of the punctuation is part of the quotation; this system is referred to as logical quotation.

Usage notes

• Logical quotation is similar to but stricter than the common British style of quotation which is based on the sense of the punctuation in the context of the writing in which the quotation is being used (which permits limited insertions of additional punctuation, or alteration of original punctuation, in the quoted content, which logical quotation does not). Some sources (chiefly American) conflate the two terms and styles (e.g., Yagoda 2011).
• This style is also sometimes termed logical punctuation.

Further reading

• Quotation marks in English on Wikipedia.Wikipedia