indicates the person, or group of people, to whom the element content is ascribed.
provides an externally-defined means of identifying the entity (or entities) being
named, using a coded value of some kind.
(reference) provides an explicit means of locating a full definition for the entity being named by
means of one or more URIs.
gives a minimum estimated value for the approximate measurement.
gives a maximum estimated value for the approximate measurement.
where the measurement summarizes more than one observation
or a range, supplies the minimum value
observed.
where the measurement summarizes more than one observation
or a range, supplies the maximum value
observed.
The degree of statistical confidence (between zero and one) that a value falls within the range
specified by min and max, or the proportion of observed values that fall within that range.
names the unit used for the measurement
Suggested values include: 1] cm(centimetres) ; 2] mm(millimetres) ; 3] in(inches) ; 4] lines; 5] chars(characters)
(centimetres)
(millimetres)
(inches)
lines of text
(characters) characters of text
specifies the length in the units specified
indicates the size of the object concerned using a project-specific vocabulary combining
quantity and units in a single string of words.
characterizes the precision of the values specified by the other attributes.
where the measurement summarizes more than one observation, specifies the applicability
of this measurement.
Sample values include: 1] all; 2] most; 3] range
In the case of damage (deliberate defacement, inking out, etc.) assignable to a distinct
hand, signifies the hand responsible for the damage.
categorizes the cause of the damage, if it can be identified.
Sample values include: 1] rubbing; 2] mildew; 3] smoke
Signifies the degree of damage according to a convenient scale. The damage tag
with the degree attribute should only be used where the text may be read with
some confidence; text supplied from other sources should be tagged as supplied.
assigns an arbitrary number to each stretch of damage regarded as forming part of the
same physical phenomenon.
indicates whether or not the element
bearing this attribute should be considered to mark the end of
an orthographic token in the same way as whitespace.
supplies the value of the date or time in a standard form,
e.g. yyyy-mm-dd.
specifies the earliest possible date for the event in
standard form, e.g. yyyy-mm-dd.
specifies the latest possible date for the event in
standard form, e.g. yyyy-mm-dd.
indicates the starting point of the period in standard form, e.g. yyyy-mm-dd.
indicates the ending point of the period in standard
form, e.g. yyyy-mm-dd.
indicates the system or calendar to which the date represented by the content of this
element belongs.
supplies a pointer to some location defining a named
period of time within which the datable item is understood to
have occurred.
indicates whether or not this element is selected by default when
its parent is selected.
This element is selected if its parent is selected
This element can only be selected explicitly, unless it is the
only one of its kind, in which case it is selected if its parent is selected.
identifies one or more declarable elements within the
header, which are understood to apply to the element bearing this
attribute and its content.
(organization) specifies how the content of the division is organized.
composite content: i.e. no claim is made about the
sequence in which the immediate contents of this division
are to be processed, or their inter-relationships.
uniform content: i.e. the immediate contents of this
element are regarded as forming a logical unit, to be
processed in sequence.
indicates whether this division is a sample of the
original source and if so, from which part.
division lacks material present at end in source.
division lacks material at start and end.
division lacks material at start.
position of sampled material within original unknown.
division is not a sample.
specifies whether or not the division is fragmented by
some other structural element, for example a speech which is
divided between two or more verse stanzas.
(yes) the division is incomplete in some respect
(no) either the division is complete, or no claim is made as to its completeness.
(initial) the initial part of an incomplete division
(medial) a medial part of an incomplete division
(final) the final part of an incomplete division
describes the status of a document either currently or, when
associated with a dated element, at the time indicated.
Sample values include: 1] approved; 2] candidate; 3] cleared; 4] deprecated; 5] draft; 6] embargoed; 7] expired; 8] frozen; 9] galley; 10] proposed; 11] published; 12] recommendation; 13] submitted; 14] unfinished; 15] withdrawn
(duration) indicates the length of this element in time.
(certainty) signifies the degree of certainty associated with the intervention or interpretation.
(responsible party) indicates the agency responsible for the intervention or interpretation, for example an
editor or transcriber.
indicates the nature of the evidence supporting the reliability or accuracy of the
intervention or interpretation.
Suggested values include: 1] internal; 2] external; 3] conjecture
there is internal evidence to support the intervention.
there is external evidence to support the intervention.
the intervention or interpretation has been made by the editor, cataloguer, or
scholar on the basis of their expertise.
there is internal evidence to support the intervention.
there is external evidence to support the intervention.
the intervention or interpretation has been made by the editor, cataloguer, or
scholar on the basis of their expertise.
contains a list of one or more pointers indicating sources
supporting the given intervention or interpretation.
Is this an instant revision?
(number) gives a number (or other label) for an element, which is not necessarily unique within
the document.
(rendition) indicates how the element in question was rendered or presented in the source text.
points to a description of the rendering or presentation used for this element in the
source text.
gives a name or other identifier for the scribe
believed to be responsible for this hand.
points to a full description of the scribe concerned, typically supplied by a person element
elsewhere in the description.
characterizes the particular script or writing style used by
this hand, for example secretary, copperplate, Chancery, Italian, etc.
points to a full description of the script or writing style used by
this hand, typically supplied by a scriptNote element
elsewhere in the description.
describes the tint or type of ink, e.g. brown, or other
writing medium, e.g. pencil
specifies how widely this hand is used in the manuscript.
only this hand is used throughout the manuscript
this hand is used through most of the manuscript
this hand is used occasionally in the manuscript
(MIME media type) specifies the applicable multimedia internet mail extension (MIME) media type
indicates what kind of phenomenon is being noted in the passage.
Sample values include: 1] image; 2] character; 3] theme; 4] allusion
(instances) points to instances of the analysis or interpretation represented
by the current element.
indicates the units used for the measurement, usually
using the standard symbol for the desired units.
Suggested values include: 1] m(metre) ; 2] kg(kilogram) ; 3] s(second) ; 4] Hz(hertz) ; 5] Pa(pascal) ; 6] Ω(ohm) ; 7] L(litre) ; 8] t(tonne) ; 9] ha(hectare) ; 10] Å(ångström) ; 11] mL(millilitre) ; 12] cm(centimetre) ; 13] dB(decibel) ; 14] kbit(kilobit) ; 15] Kibit(kibibit) ; 16] kB(kilobyte) ; 17] KiB(kibibyte) ; 18] MB(megabyte) ; 19] MiB(mebibyte)
(metre) SI base unit of length
(kilogram) SI base unit of mass
(second) SI base unit of time
(hertz) SI unit of frequency
(pascal) SI unit of pressure or stress
(ohm) SI unit of electric resistance
(litre) 1 dm³
(tonne) 10³ kg
(hectare) 1 hm²
(ångström) 10⁻¹⁰ m
(millilitre)
(centimetre)
(decibel) see remarks, below
(kilobit) 10³ or 1000 bits
(kibibit) 2¹⁰ or 1024 bits
(kilobyte) 10³ or 1000 bytes
(kibibyte) 2¹⁰ or 1024 bytes
(megabyte) 10⁶ or 1 000 000 bytes
(mebibyte) 2²⁰ or 1 048 576 bytes
specifies the number of the specified units that
comprise the measurement
indicates the substance that is being measured
may be used to specify further information about the entity referenced by
this name, for example the occupation of a person, or the status of a place.
(reference to the canonical name) provides a means of locating the canonical form
(nym) of the names associated with the object
named by
the element bearing it.
Suggested values include: 1] below; 2] bottom; 3] margin; 4] top; 5] opposite; 6] overleaf; 7] above; 8] end; 9] inline; 10] inspace
below the line
at the foot of the page
in the margin (left, right, or both)
at the top of the page
on the opposite, i.e. facing, page
on the other side of the leaf
above the line
at the end of e.g. chapter or volume.
within the body of the text.
in a predefined space, for example left by an earlier scribe.
below the line
at the foot of the page
in the margin (left, right, or both)
at the top of the page
on the opposite, i.e. facing, page
on the other side of the leaf
above the line
at the end of e.g. chapter or volume.
within the body of the text.
in a predefined space, for example left by an earlier scribe.
characterizes the element in some sense, using any convenient
classification scheme or typology.
provides a sub-categorization of the element, if needed
specifies the destination of the reference by supplying one or more URI References
specifies the intended meaning when the target of a
pointer is itself a pointer.
if the element pointed to is itself a pointer, then
the target of that pointer will be taken, and so on, until
an element is found which is not a pointer.
if the element pointed to is itself a pointer, then
its target (whether a pointer or not) is taken as the target
of this pointer.
no further evaluation of targets is carried out
beyond that needed to find the element specified in the
pointer's target.
optionally specifies the identifiers of the elements
within which all elements indicated by the contents of this
element lie.
(target function) describes the function of each of the values of the
target attribute of the enclosed link,
join, or alt tags.
specifies the source from which declarations and definitions for
the components of the object being defined may be obtained.
points at one or several elements or sets of elements by
means of one or more
data pointers, using the URI syntax.
supplies an arbitrary XPath expression identifying a set
of nodes, selected within the context identified by the
target attribute if this is supplied, or within the
context of the element bearing this attribute if it is not.
characterizes the function of the segment.
specifies whether or not the segment is fragmented by some other
structural element, for example a clause which is divided between two
or more sentences.
(yes) the segment is incomplete in some respect
(no) either the segment is complete, or no claim is made as to
its completeness
(initial) the initial part of an incomplete segment
(medial) a medial part of an incomplete segment
(final) the final part of an incomplete segment
supplies the sort key for this element in an index, list or group which contains it.
(edition) supplies an arbitrary identifier for the source edition in which
the associated feature (for example, a page, column, or line
break) occurs at this point in the text.
indicates the end of a span initiated by the element
bearing this attribute.
indicates the kind of information held in this cell or
in each cell of this row.
Suggested values include: 1] label; 2] data
labelling or descriptive information only.
data values.
indicates the number of rows occupied by this cell or row.
(columns) indicates the number of columns occupied by this cell or
row.
indicates the location within a temporal alignment at
which this element begins.
indicates the location within a temporal alignment at
which this element ends.
signifies the hand of the agent which made the intervention.
indicates the effect of the intervention, for example in
the case of a deletion, strikeouts
which include too much or too little text, or in the case of an
addition, an insertion which duplicates some of the text
already present.
Sample values include: 1] duplicate; 2] duplicate-partial; 3] excessStart; 4] excessEnd; 5] shortStart; 6] shortEnd; 7] partial; 8] unremarkable
documents the presumed cause for the intervention.
repeated for the purpose of fixation
repeated to clarify a previously illegible or badly written text
or mark
(sequence) assigns a sequence number related to the order in which
the encoded features carrying this attribute are believed to have occurred.
specifies the version name or number of the source from
which the translated version was derived
indicates whether the name component is given in full, as an
abbreviation or simply as an initial.
the name component is spelled out in full.
(abbreviated) the name component is given in an abbreviated form.
(initial letter) the name component is indicated only by
one initial.
specifies the sort order of the name component in relation
to others within the personal name.
(paragraph) marks paragraphs in prose. [3.1. 7.2.5. ]
(foreign) identifies a word or phrase as belonging to some language other than that of the
surrounding text. [3.3.2.1. ]
(emphasized) marks words or phrases which are stressed or emphasized for
linguistic or rhetorical effect. [3.3.2.2. 3.3.2. ]
(highlighted) marks a word or phrase as graphically distinct from the
surrounding text, for reasons concerning which no claim is
made. [3.3.2.2. 3.3.2. ]
identifies any word or phrase which is regarded as linguistically distinct, for example as
archaic, technical, dialectal, non-preferred, etc., or as forming part of a sublanguage. [3.3.2.3. ]
specifies the sublanguage or register to which the word or phrase is being
assigned
specifies how the phrase is distinct diachronically
specifies how the phrase is distinct diatopically
specifies how the phrase is distinct diastatically
(speech or thought) indicates passages thought or spoken aloud, whether explicitly indicated in the source or
not, whether directly or indirectly reported, whether by real people or fictional characters. [3.3.3. ]
may be used to indicate whether the quoted matter is regarded as having been vocalized
or signed.
may be used to indicate whether the quoted matter is regarded as direct or indirect
speech.
(quotation) contains a phrase or passage attributed by the narrator or author to some agency external
to the text. [3.3.3. 4.3.1. ]
(separated from the surrounding text with quotation marks) contains material which is marked as (ostensibly) being somehow different than the
surrounding text, for any one of a variety of reasons including, but not limited to: direct
speech or thought, technical terms or jargon, authorial distance, quotations from elsewhere, and
passages that are mentioned but not used. [3.3.3. ]
may be used to indicate whether the offset passage is spoken or thought, or to
characterize it more finely.
Suggested values include: 1] spoken; 2] thought; 3] written; 4] soCalled; 5] foreign(foreign words) ; 6] distinct(linguistically distinct) ; 7] term(technical term) ; 8] emph(rhetorically emphasized) ; 9] mentioned
representation of speech
representation of thought, e.g. internal monologue
quotation from a written source
authorial distance
(foreign words)
(linguistically distinct)
(technical term)
(rhetorically emphasized)
refering to itself, not its normal referant
(cited quotation) contains a quotation from some other document, together with a bibliographic reference to
its source. In a dictionary it may contain an example text with at least one occurrence of the
word form, used in the sense being described, or a translation of the headword, or an example. [3.3.3. 4.3.1. 9.3.5.1. ]
marks words or phrases mentioned, not used. [3.3.4. ]
contains a word or phrase for which the author or narrator indicates a disclaiming of
responsibility, for example by the use of scare quotes or italics. [3.3.3. ]
(description) contains a brief description of the object documented by its parent element, including its
intended usage, purpose, or application where this is appropriate. [22.4.4. 22.4.5. 22.4.6. 22.4.7. ]
identifies a phrase or word used to provide a gloss or definition for some other word or
phrase. [3.3.4. ]
(canonical reference) identifies the associated term element using a canonical reference from a
scheme defined in a refsDecl element in the TEI header
contains a single-word, multi-word, or symbolic designation which is regarded as a technical
term. [3.3.4. ]
identifies the associated gloss element using a canonical reference from a
scheme defined in a refsDecl element in the TEI header
(latin for thus or so
) contains text reproduced although apparently incorrect or inaccurate. [3.4.1. ]
(correction) contains the correct form of a passage apparently erroneous in the copy text. [3.4.1. ]
groups a number of alternative encodings for the same point in
a text. [3.4. ]
(regularization) contains a reading which has been regularized or normalized in some sense. [3.4.2. 12. ]
(original form) contains a reading which is marked as following the original, rather than being normalized
or corrected. [3.4.2. 12. ]
(gap) indicates a point where material has been omitted in a transcription, whether for editorial
reasons described in the TEI header, as part of sampling practice, or because the material is
illegible, invisible, or inaudible. [3.4.3. ]
gives the reason for omission. Sample values include sampling,
inaudible, irrelevant, cancelled.
in the case of text omitted from the transcription because of deliberate deletion by an
identifiable hand, signifies the hand which made the deletion.
In the case of text omitted because of damage, categorizes the cause of the damage, if
it can be identified.
Sample values include: 1] rubbing; 2] mildew; 3] smoke
(addition) contains letters, words, or phrases inserted in the text by an
author, scribe, annotator, or corrector. [3.4.3. ]
(deletion) contains a letter, word, or passage deleted, marked as deleted, or otherwise indicated as
superfluous or spurious in the copy text by an author, scribe, annotator, or corrector. [3.4.3. ]
contains a word, phrase, or passage which cannot be transcribed with certainty because it
is illegible or inaudible in the source. [11.3.3.1. 3.4.3. ]
indicates why the material is hard to transcribe.
Where the difficulty in transcription arises from action (partial deletion, etc.)
assignable to an identifiable hand, signifies the hand responsible for the action.
Where the difficulty in transcription arises from damage, categorizes the cause of
the damage, if it can be identified.
Sample values include: 1] rubbing; 2] mildew; 3] smoke
(name, proper noun) contains a proper noun or noun phrase. [3.5.1. ]
(referencing string) contains a general purpose name or referring string. [13.2.1. 3.5.1. ]
indicates more specifically the object referred to by the referencing string.
When suitable, values should be drawn from an existing ontology, such as the BBN's proposed answer categories.
(electronic mail address) contains an e-mail address identifying a location to which
e-mail messages can be delivered.
[3.5.2. ]
contains a postal address, for example of a
publisher, an organization, or an individual. [3.5.2. 2.2.4. 3.11.2.3. ]
(address line) contains one line of a postal address. [3.5.2. 2.2.4. 3.11.2.3. ]
a full street address including any name or number identifying a
building as well as the name of the street or route on which it is
located. [3.5.2. ]
(postal code) contains a numerical or alphanumeric code used as part of a postal address to simplify
sorting or delivery of mail. [3.5.2. ]
(postal box or post office box) contains a number or other identifier for some postal delivery point other than a street
address. [3.5.2. ]
(number) contains a number, written in any form. [3.5.3. ]
indicates the type of numeric value.
Suggested values include: 1] cardinal; 2] ordinal; 3] fraction; 4] percentage
absolute number, e.g. 21, 21.5
ordinal number, e.g. 21st
fraction, e.g. one half or three-quarters
a percentage
supplies the value of the number in standard form.
contains a word or phrase referring to some quantity of an object or commodity, usually
comprising a number, a unit, and a commodity name. [3.5.3. ]
specifies the type of measurement in any convenient typology.
(measure group) contains a group of dimensional specifications which relate to the same object, for example
the height and width of a manuscript page. [10.3.4. ]
contains a date in any format. [3.5.4. 2.2.4. 2.5. 3.11.2.3. 15.2.3. 13.3.6. ]
contains a phrase defining a time of day in any format. [3.5.4. ]
(abbreviation) contains an abbreviation of any sort. [3.5.5. ]
allows the encoder to classify the abbreviation according to some convenient
typology.
Sample values include: 1] suspension; 2] contraction; 3] brevigraph; 4] superscription; 5] acronym; 6] title; 7] organization; 8] geographic
(expansion) contains the expansion of an abbreviation. [3.5.5. ]
(pointer) defines a pointer to another location. [3.6. 16.1. ]
(canonical reference) specifies the destination of the pointer by supplying a canonical reference from a
scheme defined in a refsDecl element in the TEI header
(reference) defines a reference to another location, possibly modified by additional text or comment. [3.6. 16.1. ]
(canonical reference) specifies the destination of the reference by supplying a canonical reference from a
scheme defined in a refsDecl element in the TEI header
(list) contains any sequence of items organized as a list. [3.7. ]
describes the form of the list.
Suggested values include: 1] ordered; 2] bulleted; 3] simple; 4] gloss
list items are numbered or lettered.
list items are marked with a bullet or other typographic device.
list items are not numbered or bulleted.
each list item glosses some term or concept, which is given by a label element
preceding the list item.
contains one component of a list. [3.7. 2.5. ]
contains any label or heading used to identify part of a text,
typically but not exclusively in a list or glossary. [3.7. ]
(heading) contains any type of heading, for example the title of a section, or the heading of a list,
glossary, manuscript description, etc. [4.2.1. ]
(heading for list labels) contains the heading for the label or term column in a glossary list or similar structured
list. [3.7. ]
(heading for list items) contains the heading for the item or gloss column in a glossary list or similar structured
list. [3.7. ]
contains a note or annotation. [3.8.1. 2.2.6. 3.11.2.6. 9.3.5.4. ]
indicates whether the copy text shows the exact place of reference for the note.
points to the end of the span to which the note is attached, if the note is not embedded
in the text at that point.
(index entry) marks a location to be indexed for whatever purpose. [3.8.2. ]
supplies a name to specify which index (of several) the index entry belongs to.
indicates the location of an inline graphic, illustration, or figure. [3.9. ]
The display width of the image
The display height of the image
A scale factor to be applied to the image to make it the desired display size
(uniform resource locator) A URL which refers to the image itself.
provides encoded binary data representing an inline graphic or other object.
The display width of the object
The display height of the object
A scale factor to be applied to the object to make it the desired display size
The encoding used to encode the binary data. If not specified, this is assumed to be
Base64.
marks a boundary point separating any kind of section of a text, typically but not
necessarily indicating a point at which some part of a standard reference system changes, where
the change is not represented by a structural element. [3.10.3. ]
provides a conventional name for the kind of section changing at this milestone.
Suggested values include: 1] page; 2] column; 3] line; 4] book; 5] poem; 6] canto; 7] speaker; 8] stanza; 9] act; 10] scene; 11] section; 12] absent; 13] unnumbered
physical page breaks (synonymous with the pb element).
column breaks.
line breaks (synonymous with the lb element).
any units termed book, liber, etc.
individual poems in a collection.
cantos or other major sections of a poem.
changes of speaker or narrator.
stanzas within a poem, book, or canto.
acts within a play.
scenes within a play or act.
sections of any kind.
passages not present in the reference edition.
passages present in the text, but not to be included as part of the reference.
(gathering begins) marks the point in a transcribed codex at which a new
gathering or quire begins. [3.10.3. ]
(page break) marks the boundary between one page of a text and the next in a standard reference system. [3.10.3. ]
(line break) marks the start of a new (typographic) line in some edition or version of a text. [3.10.3. 7.2.5. ]
(column break) marks the boundary between one column of a text and the next
in a standard reference system. [3.10.3. ]
(analytic level) contains bibliographic elements describing an item (e.g. an article or poem) published
within a monograph or journal and not as an independent publication. [3.11.2.1. ]
(monographic level) contains bibliographic elements describing an item (e.g. a book or journal) published as an
independent item (i.e. as a separate physical object). [3.11.2.1. ]
(series information) contains information about the series in which a book or other bibliographic item has
appeared. [3.11.2.1. ]
in a bibliographic reference, contains the name(s) of an
author, personal or corporate, of a work; for example in the same
form as that provided by a recognized bibliographic name authority. [3.11.2.2. 2.2.1. ]
secondary statement of responsibility for a bibliographic item, for example the name of an
individual, institution or organization, (or of several such) acting as editor, compiler,
translator, etc. [3.11.2.2. ]
(statement of responsibility) supplies a statement of responsibility for the intellectual content of a text, edition,
recording, or series, where the specialized elements for authors, editors, etc. do not suffice
or do not apply. May also be used to encode information about individuals or organizations
which have played a role in the production or distribution of a bibliographic work. [3.11.2.2. 2.2.1. 2.2.2. 2.2.5. ]
(responsibility) contains a phrase describing the nature of a person's intellectual responsibility, or an organization's role
in the production or distribution of a work. [3.11.2.2. 2.2.1. 2.2.2. 2.2.5. ]
contains a title for any kind of work. [3.11.2.2. 2.2.1. 2.2.5. ]
indicates the bibliographic level for a title, that is, whether
it identifies an article, book, journal, series, or
unpublished material.
(analytic) analytic title (article, poem, or other item
published as part of a larger item)
(monographic) monographic title (book, collection, or
other item published as a distinct item,
including single volumes of multi-volume
works)
(journal) journal title
(series) series title
(unpublished) title of unpublished material (including
theses and dissertations unless
published by a commercial press)
classifies the title according to some convenient typology.
Sample values include: 1] main; 2] sub(subordinate) ; 3] alt(alternate) ; 4] short; 5] desc(descriptive)
contains the formalized descriptive title for a meeting or conference, for use in a
bibliographic description for an item derived from such a meeting, or as a heading or preamble
to publications emanating from it. [3.11.2.2. ]
groups information relating to the publication or distribution
of a bibliographic item. [3.11.2.3. ]
provides the name of the organization responsible for the publication or distribution of a
bibliographic item. [3.11.2.3. 2.2.4. ]
(scope of citation) defines the scope of a bibliographic reference, for example as a
list of page numbers, or a named subdivision of a larger work. [3.11.2.3. ]
identifies the type of information conveyed by the element, e.g.
columns, pages, volume.
Suggested values include: 1] vol(volume) ; 2] issue; 3] pp(pages) ; 4] ll (lines) ; 5] chap(chapter) ; 6] part
(volume) the element contains a volume number.
the element contains an issue number, or volume and
issue numbers.
(pages) the element contains a page number or page range.
(lines) the element contains a line number or line range.
(chapter) the element contains a chapter indication (number
and/or title)
the element identifies a part of a book or collection.
specifies the starting point of the range of units indicated by the type attribute.
specifies the end-point of the range of units indicated by the type attribute.
(publication place) contains the name of the place where a bibliographic item was published. [3.11.2.3. ]
(bibliographic citation) contains a loosely-structured bibliographic citation of which the sub-components may or may
not be explicitly tagged. [3.11.1. 2.2.7. 15.3.2. ]
(structured bibliographic citation) contains a structured bibliographic citation, in which only bibliographic sub-elements
appear and in a specified order. [3.11.1. 2.2.7. 15.3.2. ]
(citation list) contains a list of bibliographic citations of any kind. [3.11.1. 2.2.7. 15.3.2. ]
contains or references some other bibliographic item which is related to the present one in
some specified manner, for example as a constituent or alternative version of it. [3.11.2.5. ]
points to the related bibliographic element by means of an
absolute or relative URI reference
(verse line) contains a single, possibly incomplete, line of verse. [3.12.1. 3.12. 7.2.5. ]
specifies whether or not the line is metrically complete.
(yes) the line is metrically incomplete
(no) either the line is complete, or no claim is made as to its completeness
(initial) the initial part of an incomplete line
(medial) a medial part of an incomplete line
(final) the final part of an incomplete line
(line group) contains a group of verse lines functioning as a formal unit, e.g. a stanza, refrain,
verse paragraph, etc. [3.12.1. 3.12. 7.2.5. ]
(speech) An individual speech in a performance text, or a passage presented as such in a prose or
verse text. [3.12.2. 3.12. 7.2.2. ]
A specialized form of heading or label, giving the name of one or more speakers in a
dramatic text or fragment. [3.12.2. ]
(stage direction) contains any kind of stage direction within a dramatic text or fragment. [3.12.2. 3.12. 7.2.4. ]
indicates the kind of stage direction.
Suggested values include: 1] setting; 2] entrance; 3] exit; 4] business; 5] novelistic; 6] delivery; 7] modifier; 8] location; 9] mixed
describes a setting.
describes an entrance.
describes an exit.
describes stage business.
is a narrative, motivating stage direction.
describes how a character speaks.
gives some detail about a character.
describes a location.
more than one of the above
contains the whole of a TEI encoded corpus, comprising a single corpus header and one or
more TEI elements, each containing a single text header and a text. [4. 15.1. ]
The version of the TEI scheme
(automatically generated text division) indicates the location at which a textual division generated
automatically by a text-processing application is to appear. [3.8.2. ]
specifies what type of generated text division (e.g. index,
table of contents, etc.) is to appear.
Sample values include: 1] index; 2] toc; 3] figlist; 4] tablist
(text language) describes the languages and writing systems identified within the bibliographic work
being described, rather than its description. [3.11.2.3. 10.6.6. ]
(main language) supplies a code which identifies the chief language used in the bibliographic work.
(other languages) one or more codes identifying any other languages used in the bibliographic work.
(s-unit) contains a sentence-like division of a text. [17.1. 8.4.1. ]
(clause) represents a grammatical clause. [17.1. ]
(phrase) represents a grammatical phrase. [17.1. ]
(word) represents a grammatical (not necessarily orthographic) word. [17.1. ]
provides a lemma for the word, such as an uninflected
dictionary entry form.
provides a pointer to a definition of the lemma for the
word, for example in an online lexicon.
(morpheme) represents a grammatical morpheme. [17.1. ]
identifies the morpheme's base form.
(character) represents a character. [17.1. ]
(punctuation character) a character or string of characters regarded as constituting a
single punctuation mark. [17.1. ]
indicates the extent to which this punctuation mark
conventionally separates words or phrases
the punctuation mark is a word separator
the punctuation mark is not a word separator
the punctuation mark may or may not be a
word separator
provides a name for the kind of unit delimited by this punctuation mark.
indicates whether this punctuation mark precedes or
follows the unit it delimits.
(analysis) indicates one or more elements containing interpretations of the
element on which the ana attribute appears.
associates an interpretative annotation directly with a span of text. [17.3. ]
specifies the beginning of the passage being annotated; if not accompanied by a
to attribute, then specifies the entire passage.
specifies the end of the passage being annotated.
(span group) collects together span tags. [17.3. ]
(interpretation) summarizes a specific interpretative annotation which can be linked to a span of text. [17.3. ]
(interpretation group) collects together a set of related interpretations which share responsibility or type. [17.3. ]
indicates the numerical accuracy or precision associated
with some aspect of the text markup.
indicates the degree of precision to be assigned as a
value between 0 (none) and 1 (optimally precise)
characterizes the precision of the element or attribute pointed
to by the precision element.
supplies a standard deviation associated with the value in
question
indicates the degree of certainty associated
with some aspect of the text markup. [21.1.2. ]
(certainty) signifies the degree of certainty associated with the object pointed to by the certainty element.
indicates more exactly the aspect concerning which
certainty is being expressed: specifically, whether the markup
is correctly located, whether the correct element or attribute
name has been used, or whether the content of the element or
attribute is correct,
etc.
uncertainty concerns whether the name of the element
or attribute used is correctly applied.
uncertainty concerns whether the start of the element
is correctly identified.
uncertainty concerns whether the end of the element
is correctly identified.
uncertainty concerns both the start and the end of the
element.
uncertainty concerns the content (for an element) or
the value (for an attribute)
provides an alternative value for the aspect of the markup in
question — an alternative generic identifier, transcription,
or attribute value, or the identifier of an anchor element (to
indicate an alternative starting or ending location). If an
assertedValue is given, the confidence level specified by
degree applies to the alternative markup specified by
assertedValue; if none is given, it applies to the markup
in the text.
indicates conditions assumed in the assignment of a degree
of confidence.
indicates the degree of confidence assigned to the aspect
of the markup named by the locus attribute.
(responsibility) identifies the individual(s) responsible for some aspect of the
markup of particular element(s). [21.3. ]
indicates the specific aspect of the markup for which
responsibility is being assigned.
responsibility is being assigned concerning the name of the element
or attribute used.
responsibility is being assigned concerning the start of the element
concerned.
responsibility is being assigned concerning the end of the element
concerned.
responsibility is being assigned concerning the location of the element
concerned.
responsibility is being assigned concerning the content (for an element) or
the value (for an attribute)
responsibility is being assigned concerning the name of the element
or attribute used.
responsibility is being assigned concerning the start of the element
concerned.
responsibility is being assigned concerning the end of the element
concerned.
responsibility is being assigned concerning the location of the element
concerned.
responsibility is being assigned concerning the content (for an element) or
the value (for an attribute)
(responsible party) identifies the individual or agency responsible for the indicated
aspect of the electronic text.
(text description) provides a description of a text in terms of its
situational parameters. [15.2.1. ]
(participation description) describes the identifiable speakers, voices, or other participants
in any kind of text. [15.2. ]
(setting description) describes the setting or settings within which a language
interaction takes place, either as a prose description or as a
series of setting elements. [15.2. 2.4. ]
(primary channel) describes the medium or channel by which a text is delivered or
experienced. For a written text, this might be print, manuscript, e-mail, etc.;
for a spoken one, radio, telephone, face-to-face, etc. [15.2.1. ]
specifies the mode of this channel with respect to speech and
writing.
(spoken)
(written)
(spoken to be written) e.g. dictation
(written to be spoken) e.g. a script
(mixed)
(unknown or inapplicable)
describes the internal composition of a text or text sample,
for example
as fragmentary, complete, etc. [15.2.1. ]
specifies how the text was constituted.
a single complete text
a text made by combining several smaller
items, each individually complete
(fragments) a text made by combining several smaller, not
necessarily complete, items
composition unknown or unspecified
describes the nature and extent of originality of this text. [15.2.1. ]
categorizes the derivation of the text.
Sample values include: 1] original; 2] revision; 3] translation; 4] abridgment; 5] plagiarism; 6] traditional
(domain of use) describes the most important social context in which the text was
realized or for which it is intended, for example private vs. public,
education, religion, etc. [15.2.1. ]
categorizes the domain of use.
Sample values include: 1] art; 2] domestic; 3] religious; 4] business; 5] education; 6] govt(government) ; 7] public
describes the extent to which the text may be regarded as
imaginative or non-imaginative, that is, as describing a fictional
or a non-fictional world. [15.2.1. ]
categorizes the factuality of the text.
the text is to be regarded as entirely imaginative
the text is to be regarded as entirely informative or factual
the text contains a mixture of fact and fiction
the fiction/fact distinction is not regarded
as helpful or appropriate to this text
describes the extent, cardinality and nature of any interaction
among those producing and experiencing the text, for example in the
form of response or interjection, commentary, etc. [15.2.1. ]
specifies the degree of interaction between
active and passive participants in the text.
no interaction of any kind, e.g. a monologue
some degree of interaction, e.g. a monologue with set responses
complete interaction, e.g. a face to face conversation
this parameter is inappropriate or inapplicable in this case
specifies the number of active participants
(or addressors) producing parts of the text.
Suggested values include: 1] singular; 2] plural; 3] corporate; 4] unknown
a single addressor
many addressors
a corporate addressor
number of addressors unknown or unspecifiable
specifies the number of passive participants
(or addressees) to whom a text is directed
or in whose presence it is created or performed.
Suggested values include: 1] self; 2] single; 3] many; 4] group; 5] world
text is addressed to the originator e.g. a diary
text is addressed to one other person e.g. a personal letter
text is addressed to a countable number of others
e.g. a conversation in which all participants are identified
text is addressed to an undefined but fixed
number of participants e.g. a lecture
text is addressed to an undefined and indeterminately
large number e.g. a published book
describes the extent to which a text may be regarded as
prepared or spontaneous. [15.2.1. ]
a keyword characterizing the type of preparedness.
Sample values include: 1] none; 2] scripted; 3] formulaic; 4] revised
characterizes a single purpose or communicative function of the
text. [15.2.1. ]
specifies a particular kind of purpose.
Suggested values include: 1] persuade; 2] express; 3] inform; 4] entertain
didactic, advertising, propaganda, etc.
self expression, confessional, etc.
convey information, educate, etc.
amuse, entertain, etc.
specifies the extent to which this purpose predominates.
describes one particular setting in which a language
interaction takes place. [15.2.3. ]
contains a brief informal description of the kind of
place concerned, for example: a room, a restaurant, a park bench, etc. [15.2.3. ]
contains a brief informal description of what a participant in a
language interaction is doing other than speaking, if anything. [15.2.3. ]
indicates type of entry, in dictionaries with multiple types.
Suggested values include: 1] main; 2] hom(homograph) ; 3] xref(cross reference) ; 4] affix; 5] abbr(abbreviation) ; 6] supplemental; 7] foreign
a main entry (default).
(homograph) groups information relating to one homograph within an entry.
(cross reference) a reduced entry whose only function is to point to another main
entry (e.g. for forms of an irregular verb or for variant spellings:
was pointing to be, or
esthete to aesthete).
an entry for a prefix, infix, or suffix.
(abbreviation) an entry for an abbreviation.
a supplemental entry (for use in dictionaries which issue supplements to their main
work in which they include updated information about entries).
an entry for a foreign word in a monolingual dictionary.
gives an expanded form of information presented more concisely in the dictionary
(normalized) gives a normalized form of information given by the source text in a
non-normalized form
gives the list of split values for a merged form
gives a value which lacks any realization in the printed source text.
(original) gives the original string or is the empty string when the element does not appear
in the source text.
provides a reference to an anchor element typically elsewhere in the document, but possibly in another document,
indicating the original location of this component.
gives a reference to another element, where the original appears as a merged form.
(optional) indicates whether the element is optional or not
groups a sequence of entries within any kind of lexical resource, such
as a dictionary or lexicon which function as a single unit, for
example a set of homographs. [9.1. ]
contains a single structured entry in any kind of lexical resource, such
as a dictionary or lexicon. [9.1. 9.2. ]
(unstructured entry) contains a single unstructured entry in any kind of lexical
resource, such as a dictionary or lexicon. [9.1. 9.2. ]
(homograph) groups information relating to one homograph within an entry. [9.2. ]
groups together all information relating to one word sense in a dictionary entry, for
example definitions, examples, and translation equivalents. [9.2. ]
gives the nesting depth of this sense.
(dictionary scrap) encloses a part of a dictionary entry in which other phrase-level dictionary elements are
freely combined. [9.1. 9.2. ]
(form information group) groups all the information on the written and spoken forms of one headword. [9.3.1. ]
classifies form as simple, compound, etc.
Suggested values include: 1] simple; 2] lemma; 3] variant; 4] compound; 5] derivative; 6] inflected; 7] phrase
single free lexical item
the headword itself
a variant form
word formed from simple lexical items
word derived from headword
word in other than usual dictionary form
multiple-word lexical item
(orthographic form) gives the orthographic form of a dictionary headword. [9.3.1. ]
gives the type of spelling.
gives the extent of the orthographic information provided.
Sample values include: 1] full(full form) ; 2] pref(prefix) ; 3] suff(suffix) ; 4] part(partial)
(pronunciation) contains the pronunciation(s) of the word. [9.3.1. ]
indicates whether the pronunciation is for whole word or part.
Sample values include: 1] full(full form) ; 2] pref(prefix) ; 3] suff(suffix) ; 4] part(partial)
indicates what notation is used for the pronunciation, if more than one occurs in
the machine-readable dictionary.
(hyphenation) contains a hyphenated form of a dictionary headword, or hyphenation information in some
other form. [9.3.1. ]
(syllabification) contains the syllabification of the headword. [9.3.1. ]
contains the stress pattern for a dictionary headword, if given separately. [9.3.1. ]
(grammatical information) within an entry in a dictionary or a terminological data file, contains grammatical
information relating to a term, word, or form. [9.3.2. ]
classifies the grammatical information given according to some convenient typology — in
the case of terminological information, preferably the dictionary of data element types
specified in ISO 12620.
Sample values include: 1] pos(part of speech) ; 2] gen(gender) ; 3] num(number) ; 4] animate; 5] proper
(gender) identifies the morphological gender of a lexical item, as given in the dictionary. [9.3.1. ]
indicates grammatical number associated with a form, as given in a dictionary. [9.3.1. 9.3.2. ]
contains grammatical case information given by a dictionary for a given form. [9.3.1. ]
(person) contains an indication of the grammatical person (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.) associated with a
given inflected form in a dictionary. [9.3.1. ]
(tense) indicates the grammatical tense associated with a given inflected form in a dictionary. [9.3.1. ]
contains information about the grammatical mood of verbs (e.g. indicative, subjunctive,
imperative). [9.3.1. ]
(inflectional class) indicates the inflectional class associated with a lexical item. [9.3.1. ]
indicates the type of indicator used to specify the inflection class, when it is
necessary to distinguish between the usual abbreviated indications (e.g.
inv) and other kinds of indicators, such as special codes referring
to conjugation patterns, etc.
Sample values include: 1] abbrev; 2] verbTable
(grammatical information group) groups morpho-syntactic information about a lexical item, e.g. pos, gen, number, case, or
iType (inflectional class). [9.3.2. ]
(part of speech) indicates the part of speech assigned to a dictionary
headword such as noun, verb, or adjective.
[9.3.2. ]
(subcategorization) contains subcategorization information (transitive/intransitive, countable/non-countable,
etc.) [9.3.2. ]
(collocate) contains a collocate of the headword. [9.3.2. ]
(definition) contains definition text in a dictionary entry. [9.3.3.1. ]
(etymology) encloses the etymological information in a dictionary entry. [9.3.4. ]
(language name) name of a language mentioned in etymological or other linguistic discussion. [9.3.4. ]
(usage) contains usage information in a dictionary entry. [9.3.5.2. ]
classifies the usage information using any convenient typology.
Sample values include: 1] geo(geographic) ; 2] time; 3] dom(domain) ; 4] register(register) ; 5] style; 6] plev(preference level) ; 7] lang(language) ; 8] gram(grammatical) ; 9] syn(synonym) ; 10] hyper(hypernym) ; 11] colloc(collocation) ; 12] comp(complement) ; 13] obj(object) ; 14] subj(subject) ; 15] verb; 16] hint
(label) contains a label for a form, example, translation, or other piece of information, e.g.
abbreviation for, contraction of, literally, approximately, synonyms:, etc. [9.3.1. 9.3.3.2. 9.3.5.3. ]
classifies the label using any convenient typology.
(cross-reference phrase) contains a phrase, sentence, or icon referring the reader to some other location in this or
another text. [9.3.5.3. ]
indicates the type of cross reference, using any convenient typology.
Sample values include: 1] syn(synonym) ; 2] etym(etymological) ; 3] cf(compare or consult) ; 4] illus(illustration)
(related entry) contains a dictionary entry for a lexical item related to the headword, such as a compound
phrase or derived form, embedded inside a larger entry. [9.3.6. ]
(orthographic-form reference) in a dictionary example, indicates a reference to the orthographic form(s) of the headword. [9.4. ]
indicates the kind of typographic modification made to the headword in the reference.
Sample values include: 1] cap(capital) ; 2] noHyph(no hyphen)
(orthographic-variant reference) in a dictionary example, indicates a reference to variant orthographic form(s) of the
headword. [9. ]
indicates the kind of variant involved.
Sample values include: 1] pt(past tense) ; 2] pp(past participle) ; 3] prp(present participle) ; 4] f(feminine) ; 5] pl(plural)
(pronunciation reference) in a dictionary example, indicates a reference to the pronunciation(s) of the headword. [9.4. ]
(pronunciation-variant reference) in a dictionary example, indicates a reference to variant pronunciation(s) of the headword. [9. ]
(setting) contains a description of the setting, time, locale, appearance, etc., of the action of a
play, typically found in the front matter of a printed performance text (not a stage direction). [7.1. ]
contains the prologue to a drama, typically spoken by an actor out of character, possibly in
association with a particular performance or venue. [7.1.2. 7.1. ]
contains the epilogue to a drama, typically spoken by an actor out of character, possibly in
association with a particular performance or venue. [7.1.2. 7.1. ]
contains a section of front or back matter describing how a dramatic piece is to be
performed in general or how it was performed on some specific occasion. [7.1.3. 7.1. ]
(cast list) contains a single cast list or dramatis personae. [7.1.4. 7.1. ]
(cast list grouping) groups one or more individual castItem
elements within a cast list. [7.1.4. ]
(cast list item) contains a single entry within a cast list, describing
either a single role or a list of non-speaking roles. [7.1.4. ]
characterizes the cast item.
the item describes a single role.
the item describes a list of non-speaking roles.
the name of a dramatic role, as given in a cast list. [7.1.4. ]
(role description) describes a character's role in a drama. [7.1.4. ]
Name of an actor appearing within a cast list. [7.1.4. ]
(speech group) A group of speeches or songs in a performance text presented
in a source as constituting a single unit or
number. [7.2.3. ]
(movement) marks the actual entrance or exit of one or more characters on stage. [7.2.4. ]
characterizes the movement, for example as an entrance or exit.
Suggested values include: 1] entrance; 2] exit; 3] onStage
character is entering the stage.
character is exiting the stage.
character moves on stage
specifies the direction of a stage movement.
Sample values include: 1] L(left) ; 2] R(right) ; 3] C(center)
(performance) identifies the performance or performances in which this movement occurred as specified.
describes the visual context of some part of a screen play in
terms of what the spectator sees, generally independent of any
dialogue. [7.3.1. 7.3. ]
describes a particular camera angle or viewpoint in a screen play. [7.3.1. 7.3. ]
describes a sound effect or musical sequence specified within a screen play or radio script. [7.3.1. 7.3. ]
categorizes the sound in some respect, e.g. as music, special effect, etc.
indicates whether the sound overlaps the surrounding speeches or interrupts them.
contains the text of a caption or other text displayed as part of
a film script or screenplay. [7.3.1. 7.3. ]
(technical stage direction) describes a special-purpose stage direction that is not
meant for the actors. [7.3.1. ]
categorizes the technical stage direction.
a lighting cue
a sound cue
a prop cue
a blocking instruction
(performance) identifies the performance or performances to which this
technical direction applies.
contains text displayed in tabular form, in rows and columns. [14.1.1. ]
indicates the number of rows in the table.
(columns) indicates the number of columns in each row of the table.
contains one row of a table. [14.1.1. ]
contains one cell of a table. [14.1.1. ]
contains a mathematical or other formula. [14.2. ]
specifies the notation used for the content of the element.
encodes the presence of music notation in a text
groups elements representing or containing graphic information
such as an illustration, formula, or figure. [14.4. ]
(description of figure) contains a brief prose description of the appearance or content
of a graphic figure, for use when documenting an image without
displaying it. [14.4. ]
(character or glyph) represents a non-standard character or glyph.
points to a description of the character or glyph intended.
(character) provides descriptive information about a character.
(character name) contains the name of a character, expressed following Unicode conventions.
(character property) provides a name and value for some property of the parent character or glyph.
(character declarations) provides information about nonstandard characters and glyphs.
(character glyph) provides descriptive information about a character glyph.
(character glyph name) contains the name of a glyph, expressed following Unicode conventions for character names.
(locally-defined property name) contains a locally defined name for some property.
(character mapping) contains one or more
characters which are related to the parent character or glyph
in some respect, as specified by the type
attribute.
(unicode property name) contains the name of a registered Unicode normative or informative property.
specifies the version number of the Unicode Standard in which this property name is
defined.
(value) contains a single value for some property, attribute, or other
analysis.
(TEI Header) supplies the descriptive and declarative information making up an electronic title page
prefixed to every TEI-conformant text. [2.1.1. 15.1. ]
specifies the kind of document to which the header is attached, for example whether it
is a corpus or individual text.
Sample values include: 1] text; 2] corpus
(file description) contains a full bibliographic description of an electronic file. [2.2. 2.1.1. ]
(title statement) groups information about the title of a work and those responsible for its intellectual
content. [2.2.1. 2.2. ]
specifies the name of a sponsoring organization or institution. [2.2.1. ]
(funding body) specifies the name of an individual, institution, or organization responsible for the
funding of a project or text. [2.2.1. ]
(principal researcher) supplies the name of the principal researcher responsible for the
creation of an electronic text. [2.2.1. ]
(edition statement) groups information relating to one edition of a text. [2.2.2. 2.2. ]
(edition) describes the particularities of one edition of a text. [2.2.2. ]
describes the approximate size of a text as stored on some carrier medium, whether digital
or non-digital, specified in any convenient units. [2.2.3. 2.2. 3.11.2.3. ]
(publication statement) groups information concerning the publication or distribution of an electronic or other
text. [2.2.4. 2.2. ]
supplies the name of a person or other agency responsible for the
distribution of a text. [2.2.4. ]
(release authority) supplies the name of a person or other agency responsible for
making an electronic file available, other than a publisher or
distributor. [2.2.4. ]
(identifier) supplies any form of identifier used to identify some object,
such as a bibliographic item, a person, a title, an organization,
etc. in a standardized way. [2.2.4. 2.2.5. 3.11.2.3. ]
categorizes the identifier, for example as an ISBN, Social
Security number, etc.
supplies information about the availability of a text, for example any restrictions on its
use or distribution, its copyright status, any licence applying to it, etc. [2.2.4. ]
supplies a code identifying the current availability of the text.
the text is freely available.
the status of the text is unknown.
the text is not freely available.
contains information about a licence or other legal agreement
applicable to the text. [2.2.4. ]
(series statement) groups information about the series, if any, to which a publication belongs. [2.2.5. 2.2. ]
(notes statement) collects together any notes providing information about a text additional to that recorded
in other parts of the bibliographic description. [2.2.6. 2.2. ]
(source description) describes the source from which an electronic text was derived or generated, typically a
bibliographic description in the case of a digitized text, or a phrase such as "born digital"
for a text which has no previous existence. [2.2.7. ]
(fully-structured bibliographic citation) contains a fully-structured bibliographic citation, in which all components of the TEI file
description are present. [3.11.1. 2.2. 2.2.7. 15.3.2. ]
(encoding description) documents the relationship between an electronic text and the
source or sources from which it was derived. [2.3. 2.1.1. ]
(project description) describes in detail the aim or purpose for which an electronic file was encoded, together
with any other relevant information concerning the process by which it was assembled or
collected. [2.3.1. 2.3. 15.3.2. ]
(sampling declaration) contains a prose description of the rationale and methods used in sampling texts in the
creation of a corpus or collection. [2.3.2. 2.3. 15.3.2. ]
(editorial practice declaration) provides details of editorial principles and practices applied
during the encoding of a text. [2.3.3. 2.3. 15.3.2. ]
(correction principles) states how and under what circumstances corrections have been made in the text. [2.3.3. 15.3.2. ]
indicates the degree of correction applied to the text.
the text has been thoroughly checked and proofread.
the text has been checked at least once.
the text has not been checked.
the correction status of the text is unknown.
indicates the method adopted to indicate corrections within the text.
corrections have been made silently
corrections have been represented using markup
indicates the extent of normalization or regularization of the original source carried out
in converting it to electronic form. [2.3.3. 15.3.2. ]
indicates the authority for any normalization carried out.
indicates the method adopted to indicate normalizations within the text.
normalization made silently
normalization represented using markup
specifies editorial practice adopted with respect to quotation marks in the original. [2.3.3. 15.3.2. ]
(quotation marks) indicates whether or not quotation marks have been retained as content within the text.
no quotation marks have been retained
some quotation marks have been retained
all quotation marks have been retained
specifies how quotation marks are indicated within the text.
summarizes the way in which hyphenation in a source text has been treated in an encoded
version of it. [2.3.3. 15.3.2. ]
(end-of-line) indicates whether or not end-of-line hyphenation has been retained in a text.
all end-of-line hyphenation has been retained, even though the lineation of the
original may not have been.
end-of-line hyphenation has been retained in some cases.
all soft end-of-line hyphenation has been removed: any remaining end-od-line
hyphenation should be retained.
all end-of-line hyphenation has been removed: any remaining hyphenation occurred
within the line.
describes the principles according to which the text has been segmented, for example into
sentences, tone-units, graphemic strata, etc. [2.3.3. 15.3.2. ]
(standard values) specifies the format used when standardized date or number values are supplied. [2.3.3. 15.3.2. ]
describes the scope of any analytic or interpretive information added to the text in
addition to the transcription. [2.3.3. ]
(tagging declaration) provides detailed information about the tagging applied to a document. [2.3.4. 2.3. ]
supplies information about the usage of a specific element within a text. [2.3.4. ]
(element name) the name (generic identifier) of the element indicated by the tag.
specifies the number of occurrences of this element within the text.
(with unique identifier) specifies the number of occurrences of this element within the text which bear a
distinct value for the global xml:id attribute.
specifies the identifier of a rendition element which defines how this element
is to be rendered.
supplies the formal name of the namespace to which the elements documented by its children
belong. [2.3.4. ]
the full formal name of the namespace concerned.
supplies information about the rendition or appearance of one or more elements in the source
text. [2.3.4. ]
identifies the language used to describe the rendition.
Cascading Stylesheet Language
Extensible Stylesheet Language Formatting Objects
Informal free text description
A user-defined rendition description language
where CSS is used, provides a way of defining
pseudo-elements, that is, styling rules
applicable to specific sub-portions of an element.
(references declaration) specifies how canonical references are constructed for this
text. [2.3.5.3. 2.3. 2.3.5. ]
(canonical reference pattern) specifies an expression and replacement pattern for transforming a canonical reference into
a URI. [2.3.5.3. 2.3.5. 2.3.5.2. ]
specifies a regular expression against which the values of cRef attributes
can be matched.
specifies a replacement pattern which, once subpattern substitution
has been performed, provides a URI.
(reference state) specifies one component of a canonical reference defined by the milestone method. [2.3.5.3. 2.3.5. ]
indicates what kind of state is changing at this milestone.
Suggested values include: 1] page; 2] column; 3] line; 4] book; 5] poem; 6] canto; 7] stanza; 8] act; 9] scene; 10] section; 11] absent
page breaks in the reference edition.
column breaks.
line breaks.
any units termed book, liber, etc.
individual poems in a collection.
cantos or other major sections of a poem.
stanzas within a poem, book, or canto.
acts within a play.
scenes within a play or act.
sections of any kind.
passages not present in the reference edition.
specifies the fixed length of the reference component.
(delimiter) supplies a delimiting string following the reference component.
(classification declarations) contains one or more taxonomies defining any classificatory
codes used elsewhere in the text. [2.3.6. 2.3. ]
defines a typology either implicitly, by means of a bibliographic
citation, or explicitly by a structured taxonomy. [2.3.6. ]
contains an individual descriptive category, possibly nested within a superordinate
category, within a user-defined taxonomy. [2.3.6. ]
(category description) describes some category within a taxonomy or text typology, either in the form of a brief
prose description or in terms of the situational parameters used by the TEI formal textDesc. [2.3.6. ]
(application information) records information about an application which has
edited the TEI file.
provides information about an application which has acted upon the document.
Supplies an identifier for the application, independent of its version number or display
name.
Supplies a version number for the application, independent of its identifier or display
name.
(text-profile description) provides a detailed description of non-bibliographic aspects of a text, specifically the
languages and sublanguages used, the situation in which it was produced, the participants and
their setting. [2.4. 2.1.1. ]
(note on hand) describes a particular style or hand distinguished within a manuscript. [10.7.2. ]
contains information about the creation of a text. [2.4.1. 2.4. ]
(language usage) describes the languages, sublanguages, registers, dialects, etc.
represented within a text. [2.4.2. 2.4. 15.3.2. ]
characterizes a single language or sublanguage used within a text. [2.4.2. ]
(identifier) Supplies a language code constructed as defined in BCP 47 which is used to identify the
language documented by this element, and which is referenced by the global
xml:lang attribute.
specifies the approximate percentage (by volume) of the text which uses this language.
(text classification) groups information which describes the nature or topic of a text in terms of a standard
classification scheme, thesaurus, etc. [2.4.3. ]
contains a list of keywords or phrases identifying the topic or nature of a text. [2.4.3. ]
identifies the controlled vocabulary within which the set of keywords concerned is
defined.
(classification code) contains the classification code used for this text in some standard classification system. [2.4.3. ]
identifies the classification system or taxonomy in use.
(category reference) specifies one or more defined categories within some taxonomy or text typology. [2.4.3. ]
identifies the classification scheme within which the set of categories concerned is
defined
(calendar description) contains a description of the calendar system used in any
dating expression found in the text. [2.4. 2.4.4. ]
describes a calendar or dating system used in a dating formula in the text. [2.4.4. ]
(revision description) summarizes the revision history for a file. [2.5. 2.1.1. ]
documents a change or set of changes made during the production
of a source document, or during the revision of an electronic file. [2.5. 2.4.1. ]
points to one or more elements that belong to this change.
describes a particular font or other significant typographic feature distinguished within
the description of a printed resource. [10.7.2. ]
describes a particular script distinguished within
the description of a manuscript or similar resource. [10.7.2. ]
groups a number of change descriptions associated
with either the creation of a source text or the revision of an encoded text.
indicates whether the ordering of its child change
elements is to be considered significant or not
(geographic coordinates declaration) documents the notation and the datum used for geographic coordinates expressed as content of
the geo element elsewhere within the document.
supplies a commonly used code name for the datum employed.
Suggested values include: 1] WGS84(World Geodetic System) ; 2] MGRS(Military Grid Reference System) ; 3] OSGB36(ordnance survey great britain) ; 4] ED50(European Datum coordinate system)
(World Geodetic System) a pair of numbers to be interpreted as latitude followed by longitude according to
the World Geodetic System.
(Military Grid Reference System) the values supplied are geospatial entity object codes, based on
(ordnance survey great britain) the value supplied is to be interpreted as a British National Grid Reference.
(European Datum coordinate system) the value supplied is to be interpreted as latitude followed by longitude according
to the European Datum coordinate system.
(feature system declaration) provides a feature system declaration comprising one or more
feature structure declarations or feature structure declaration links. [18.11. ]
(feature structure declaration) declares one type of feature structure. [18.11. ]
gives a name for the type of feature structure being declared.
gives the name of one or more typed feature structures
from which this type inherits feature specifications and
constraints;
if this type includes a feature specification
with the same name as that of any of those specified by this
attribute, or if more than one specification of the same name
is inherited, then the set of possible values is defined by
unification. Similarly, the set of constraints applicable is
derived by combining those specified explicitly within this
element with those implied by the baseTypes
attribute. When no baseTypes attribute is specified, no
feature specification or constraint is inherited.
(feature system description (in FSD)) describes in prose what is represented by the type of feature
structure declared in the enclosing fsDecl. [18.11. ]
(feature structure declaration link) associates the name of a typed feature structure with a feature
structure declaration for it. [18.11. ]
identifies the type of feature structure to be documented;
this will be the value of the type attribute on at least one
feature structure.
supplies a pointer to a feature structure declaration
(fsDecl) element within the current document or elsewhere.
(feature declaration) declares a single feature, specifying its name, organization,
range of allowed values, and optionally its default value. [18.11. ]
indicates the name of the feature being declared; matches the
name attribute of f elements in the text.
indicates whether or not the value of this feature may
be present.
(feature description (in FSD)) describes in prose what is represented by the feature being
declared and its values. [18.11. ]
(value range) defines the range of allowed values for a feature, in the form of
an fs, vAlt, or primitive value;
for the value of an f to be valid, it must be
subsumed by the specified range; if the f
contains multiple values (as sanctioned by the org attribute),
then each value must be subsumed by the vRange. [18.11. ]
(value default) declares the default value to be supplied when a feature structure
does not contain an instance of f for this name; if
unconditional, it is specified as one (or, depending on the value of
the org attribute of the enclosing fDecl) more
fs elements or primitive values;
if conditional, it is specified as
one or more if elements; if no default is specified, or no
condition matches, the value none is assumed. [18.11. ]
defines a conditional default value for a feature; the condition
is specified as a feature structure, and is met if it
subsumes the feature structure in the text for which a
default value is sought. [18.11. ]
separates the condition from the default in an if, or
the antecedent and the consequent in a cond element. [18.11. ]
(feature-structure constraints) specifies constraints on the content of valid feature
structures. [18.11. ]
(conditional feature-structure constraint) defines a conditional feature-structure constraint; the consequent
and the antecedent are specified as feature structures or
feature-structure collections; the constraint is satisfied if both the
antecedent and the consequent subsume a given feature
structure, or if the antecedent does not. [18.11. ]
(bi-conditional feature-structure constraint) defines a biconditional feature-structure constraint; both
consequent and antecedent are specified as feature structures or groups
of feature structures; the constraint is satisfied if both
subsume a given feature structure, or if both do not. [18.11. ]
(if and only if) separates the condition from the consequence in a bicond
element. [18.11. ]
(feature structure) represents a feature structure, that is, a
collection of feature-value pairs organized as a
structural unit. [18.2. ]
specifies the type of the feature structure.
(features) references the feature-value specifications making up this feature structure.
(feature) represents a feature value specification, that
is, the association of a name with a value of any of several different types. [18.2. ]
provides a name for the feature.
(feature value) references any element which can be used to represent the
value of a feature.
(binary value) represents the value part of a feature-value specification which can contain either
of exactly two possible values. [18.2. ]
supplies a binary value.
(symbolic value) represents the value part of a feature-value specification
which contains one of a finite list of symbols. [18.3. ]
supplies the symbolic value for the feature, one of a finite list that
may be specified in a feature declaration.
(numeric value) represents the value part of a feature-value specification
which contains a numeric value or range. [18.3. ]
supplies a lower bound for the numeric value represented,
and also (if max is not supplied) its upper bound.
supplies an upper bound for the numeric value represented.
specifies whether the value represented should be
truncated to give an integer value.
(string value) represents the value part of a feature-value specification
which contains a string. [18.3. ]
(value label) represents the value part of a feature-value specification
which appears at more than one point in a feature structure.
supplies a name for the sharing point.
(collection of values) represents the value part of a feature-value specification
which contains multiple values organized as a set, bag, or list.
(organization) indicates organization of given value or values as set, bag or list.
indicates that the given values are organized as a set.
indicates that the given values are organized as a
bag (multiset).
indicates that the given values are organized as a
list.
(default feature value) represents the value part of a feature-value specification
which contains a defaulted value. [18.9. ]
(value alternation) represents the value part of a feature-value specification
which contains a set of values, only one of which can be valid. [18.8.1. ]
(value negation) represents a feature value which is the negation of its content. [18.8.2. ]
(merged collection of values) represents a feature value which is the result of merging
together the feature values contained by its children, using the organization
specified by the org attribute. [18.8.3. ]
indicates the organization of the resulting merged values as set, bag or list.
indicates that the resulting values are organized as a set.
indicates that the resulting values are organized as a bag (multiset).
indicates that the resulting values are organized as a list.
(feature library) assembles a library of feature elements. [18.4. ]
(feature-value library) assembles a library of reusable feature value elements
(including complete feature structures). [18.4. ]
defines an association or hypertextual link among elements or passages, of some type not more precisely specifiable by other elements. [16.1. ]
specifies the identifiers of the elements or passages to be linked or associated.
(link group) defines a collection of associations or hypertextual links. [16.1. ]
(anonymous block) contains any arbitrary component-level unit of text, acting as an anonymous container for phrase or inter level elements analogous to, but without the semantic baggage of, a paragraph. [16.3. ]
specifies whether or not the block is complete.
(yes) the block is incomplete
(no) either the block is complete, or no claim is made as to its completeness
(initial) the initial part of an incomplete block
(medial) a medial part of an incomplete block
(final) the final part of an incomplete block
(anchor point) attaches an identifier to a point within a text, whether or not it corresponds with a textual element. [8.4.2. 16.4. ]
(arbitrary segment) represents any segmentation of text below the chunk level. [16.3. 6.2. 7.2.5. ]
indicates a point in time either relative to other elements in the same timeline tag, or absolutely. [16.5.2. ]
supplies an absolute value for the time.
specifies the unit of time in which the interval value is expressed, if this is not inherited from the parent timeline.
Suggested values include: 1] d(days) ; 2] h(hours) ; 3] min(minutes) ; 4] s(seconds) ; 5] ms(milliseconds)
(days)
(hours)
(minutes)
(seconds)
(milliseconds)
specifies the numeric portion of a time interval
identifies the reference point for determining the time of the current when element, which is obtained by adding the interval to the time of the reference point.
(timeline) provides a set of ordered points in time which can be linked to elements of a spoken text to create a temporal alignment of that text. [16.5.2. ]
designates the origin of the timeline, i.e. the time at which it begins.
specifies the unit of time corresponding to the interval value of the timeline or of its constituent points in time.
Suggested values include: 1] d(days) ; 2] h(hours) ; 3] min(minutes) ; 4] s(seconds) ; 5] ms(milliseconds)
(days)
(hours)
(minutes)
(seconds)
(milliseconds)
specifies the numeric portion of a time interval
identifies a possibly fragmented segment of text, by pointing at the possibly discontiguous elements which compose it. [16.7. ]
specifies the identifiers of the elements or passages to be joined into a virtual element.
specifies the name of an element which this aggregation may be understood to represent.
indicates whether the targets to be joined include the entire element indicated (the entire subtree including its root), or just the children of the target (the branches of the subtree).
the rooted subtrees indicated by the targets attribute are joined, each subtree become a child of the virtual element created by the join
the children of the subtrees indicated by the targets attribute become the children of the virtual element (i.e. the roots of the subtrees are discarded)
(join group) groups a collection of join elements and possibly pointers. [16.7. ]
describes the result of the joins gathered in this collection.
(alternation) identifies an alternation or a set of choices among elements or passages. [16.8. ]
specifies the identifiers of the alternative elements or passages.
states whether the alternations gathered in this collection are exclusive or
inclusive.
(exclusive) indicates that the alternation is exclusive, i.e. that at most one of the
alternatives occurs.
(inclusive) indicates that the alternation is not exclusive, i.e. that one or more of
the alternatives occur.
If mode is , each weight states the probability that
the corresponding alternative occurs. If mode is incl each
weight states the probability that the corresponding alternative occurs given that
at least one of the other alternatives occurs.
(alternation group) groups a collection of alt elements and possibly pointers. [16.8. ]
states whether the alternations gathered in this collection are exclusive or
inclusive.
(exclusive) indicates that the alternation is exclusive, i.e. that at most one of the
alternatives occurs.
(inclusive) indicates that the alternation is not exclusive, i.e. that one or more of
the alternatives occur.
(corresponds) points to elements that correspond to the current
element in some way.