<interaction>

<interaction> 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 The Text Description
Module corpus — 15 Language Corpora
In addition to global attributes In addition to global attributes
type specifies the degree of interaction between active and passive participants in the text.
Status Optional
Legal values are:
none
no interaction of any kind, e.g. a monologue
partial
some degree of interaction, e.g. a monologue with set responses
complete
complete interaction, e.g. a face to face conversation
inapplicable
this parameter is inappropriate or inapplicable in this case
active specifies the number of active participants (or addressors) producing parts of the text.
Status Optional
Datatype

<rng:ref name="data.enumerated"/>
data.enumerated
Suggested values include:
singular
a single addressor
plural
many addressors
corporate
a corporate addressor
unknown
number of addressors unknown or unspecifiable
passive specifies the number of passive participants (or addressees) to whom a text is directed or in whose presence it is created or performed.
Status Optional
Datatype

<rng:ref name="data.enumerated"/>
data.enumerated
Suggested values include:
self
text is addressed to the originator e.g. a diary
single
text is addressed to one other person e.g. a personal letter
many
text is addressed to a countable number of others e.g. a conversation in which all participants are identified
group
text is addressed to an undefined but fixed number of participants e.g. a lecture
world
text is addressed to an undefined and indeterminately large number e.g. a published book
Used by
May contain
Declaration

<rng:element name="interaction">
 <rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
 <rng:optional>
  <rng:attribute name="type">
   <rng:choice>
    <rng:value>none</rng:value>
    <rng:value>partial</rng:value>
    <rng:value>complete</rng:value>
    <rng:value>inapplicable</rng:value>
   </rng:choice>
  </rng:attribute>
 </rng:optional>
 <rng:optional>
  <rng:attribute name="active">
   <rng:choice>
    <rng:value>singular</rng:value>
    <rng:value>plural</rng:value>
    <rng:value>corporate</rng:value>
    <rng:value>unknown</rng:value>
    <rng:data type="Name"/>
   </rng:choice>
  </rng:attribute>
 </rng:optional>
 <rng:optional>
  <rng:attribute name="passive">
   <rng:choice>
    <rng:value>self</rng:value>
    <rng:value>single</rng:value>
    <rng:value>many</rng:value>
    <rng:value>group</rng:value>
    <rng:value>world</rng:value>
    <rng:data type="Name"/>
   </rng:choice>
  </rng:attribute>
 </rng:optional>
 <rng:ref name="macro.phraseSeq.limited"/>
</rng:element>
element interaction
{
   att.global.attributes,
   attribute type { "none" | "partial" | "complete" | "inapplicable" }?,
   attribute active
   {
      "singular" | "plural" | "corporate" | "unknown" | xsd:Name
   }?,
   attribute passive
   {
      "self" | "single" | "many" | "group" | "world" | xsd:Name
   }?,
   macro.phraseSeq.limited
}
Example
<interaction type="complete" active="plural" passive="many"/>
Example
<interaction type="none" active="singular" passive="group"/>