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Quotation dash

Notation
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A long dash (—) used in some languages to introduce dialogue instead of quotation marks.

Detailed Definition
The quotation dash replaces quotation marks in French, Russian, and other traditions to set off speech; in poetry, it creates visual rhythm and clearly demarcates voices, supporting dramatic or polyphonic structures.
Example
Example in poetry:
Quotation dashes (—) begin dialogue in some European poetry; In translated verse, — replaces quotation marks; Some poets use — for speaker attribution; In dramatic poetry, — introduces voices; Experimental works use — for visual dialogue; In minimalist dialogue, — creates clean breaks.
Additional Notes
Quotation dash: The quotation dash (—) is used in some European typographic traditions to introduce dialogue instead of quotation marks; in translated poetry, preserving it maintains cultural authenticity—note its distinction from em dashes used for interruption.
Also Known As
dialogue dash
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