unclear

<unclear>

<unclear> contains a word, phrase, or passage which cannot be transcribed with certainty because it is illegible or inaudible in the source. 11.5.1 Damage, Illegibility, and Supplied Text 3.4.3 Additions, Deletions, and Omissions

Module

core — 3 Elements Available in All TEI Documents

Attributes

[att.editLike ]

reason

indicates why the material is hard to transcribe.

Status	Optional
Datatype	1–∞ occurrences of <rng:ref name="data.word"/> data.word separated by whitespace
Values	any phrase describing the difficulty, e.g. faded, ambient noise, passing truck, ill formed, eccentric ductus.

hand

Where the difficulty in transcription arises from action (partial deletion, etc.) assignable to an identifiable hand, signifies the hand responsible for the action.

Status	Optional
Datatype	<rng:ref name="data.pointer"/> data.pointer
Values	must be one of the hand identifiers declared in the document header (see section 11.4.1 Document Hands).

agent

Where the difficulty in transcription arises from damage, categorizes the cause of the damage, if it can be identified.

Status

Optional

Datatype

<rng:ref name="data.enumerated"/>

data.enumerated

Sample values include:

rubbing	damage results from rubbing of the leaf edges
mildew	damage results from mildew on the leaf surface
smoke	damage results from smoke

Declaration

<rng:element name="unclear">
 <rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.editLike.attributes"/>
 <rng:optional>
  <rng:attribute name="reason">
   <rng:list>
    <rng:oneOrMore>
     <rng:ref name="data.word"/>
    </rng:oneOrMore>
   </rng:list>
  </rng:attribute>
 </rng:optional>
 <rng:optional>
  <rng:attribute name="hand">
   <rng:ref name="data.pointer"/>
  </rng:attribute>
 </rng:optional>
 <rng:optional>
  <rng:attribute name="agent">
   <rng:ref name="data.enumerated"/>
  </rng:attribute>
 </rng:optional>
 <rng:ref name="macro.paraContent"/>
</rng:element>

element unclear
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.editLike.attributes,
   attribute reason { list { data.word+ } }?,
   attribute hand { data.pointer }?,
   attribute agent { data.enumerated }?,
   macro.paraContent
}

Note

The same element is used for all cases of uncertainty in the transcription of element content, whether for written or spoken material. For other aspects of certainty, uncertainty, and reliability of tagging and transcription, see chapter 21 Certainty and Responsibility.