Quotes in slang dictionary entries

For slang dictionaries, when quotes begin with the name of the person or place that quotes it. Capture the name correctly in a nameGrp element. Capture the titles of publications in span role="work".

This information extends the general information.

Capture quotes from people or other publications using the headword displayText element with attribute class="prosequote".

Example entry, chaser

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      <e id="acref-9780199543700-e-758" doi="10.1093/acref/9780199543700.013.0758">
        <headwordGroup>
                 <headword>chaser</headword><partOfSpeech>noun</partOfSpeech>
             </headwordGroup>
        <section role="main" id="acref-9780199543700-section-758"><textMatter>
 <div1 id="acref-9780199543700-div1-1053">
   <p>
                             <span role="context">US</span> An amorous pursuer of women. <date isoDate="1894">1894</date>–.</p>
   <p>
                             <displayText class="prosequote">
       <p>
                                     <nameGrp foreNames="S." mainName="Greenlee">
                                         <b>S.</b>
           <b>Greenlee</b>
                                     </nameGrp> The women thought him an eligible bachelor, if a bit
                    of a chaser (<date isoDate="1969">1969</date>).</p>
     </displayText>
                         </p>
 </div1></textMatter>
        </section>
      </e>

For the persons name within the quote it should be tagged as small-capitals/bold and have the correct casing in order to reflect the style.

Example entry, cat

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      <e id="acref-9780199543700-e-737" doi="10.1093/acref/9780199543700.013.0737">
        <headwordGroup>
                 <headword>cat</headword>
                 <hom>2</hom>
                 <partOfSpeech>noun</partOfSpeech>
             </headwordGroup>
        <section role="main" id="acref-9780199543700-section-737"><textMatter>
 <div1 id="acref-9780199543700-div1-1027">
   <p>
                             <span role="context">Brit</span> Abbreviation of ‘catalytic
                converter’. Also as <partOfSpeech>adjective</partOfSpeech>, fitted with one.
       <date isoDate="1988">1988</date>–.</p>
   <p>
                             <displayText class="prosequote">
       <p>
                                     <span role="work">
                                         <b>Performance Car</b>
                                     </span> If I remove the cat, could I
                    use leaded petrol or will it damage the engine? (<date isoDate="1989">1989</date>).</p>
     </displayText>
                         </p>
 </div1></textMatter>
        </section>
      </e>