November 5, 2008

What is a Quotation

Quotation

A quotation, also called a quote, is a fragment of a human expression, most often written or oral, which has been inserted into another human expression. This latter type of quotation is almost always taken from literature, though speech Speech

Speech can be described as an act of producing voice [i] through the use of the vocal cords [i] …

transcripts, film Film

Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general….

dialogues, and song lyrics are also common and valid sources. Besides this, a quotation can also refer to the use of a piece of other artistic works elements of a painting Painting

Painting taken literally is the practice of applying pigment [i] suspended in a liquid vehicle to a surface [i] …

, scenes from a movie Film

Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general….

or sections from a musical composition  into another one. The rest of this article will deal only with written or oral quotations.

Filed under What Its All About by Ashish Bagla

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