<span>

<span> associates an interpretative annotation directly with a span of text. 17.3 Spans and Interpretations
Module analysis — 17 Simple Analytic Mechanisms
In addition to global attributes att.interpLike (@type, @inst) (att.responsibility (@cert, @resp))
from specifies the beginning of the passage being annotated; if not accompanied by a to attribute, then specifies the entire passage.
Status Required
Datatype 

<rng:ref name="data.pointer"/>
data.pointer
Values The identifier of the element which occurs at the beginning of the passage.
to specifies the end of the passage being annotated.
Status Optional
Datatype 

<rng:ref name="data.pointer"/>
data.pointer
Values The identifier of the element which occurs at the end of the passage.
Used by
spanGrp model.global.meta
May contain
analysis: interp interpGrp span spanGrp
certainty: certainty precision respons
core: abbr address cb choice date distinct email emph expan foreign gap gloss index lb measure measureGrp mentioned milestone name note num pb ptr ref rs soCalled term time title
dictionaries: lang
figures: figure
header: idno
iso-fs: fLib fs fvLib
linking: alt altGrp anchor join joinGrp link linkGrp timeline
msdescription: catchwords depth dim dimensions height heraldry locus locusGrp material origDate origPlace secFol signatures stamp watermark width
namesdates: addName affiliation bloc country district forename genName geo geogFeat geogName nameLink offset orgName persName placeName region roleName settlement state surname
spoken: incident kinesic pause shift vocal writing
tagdocs: att code gi ident tag val
textcrit: witDetail
transcr: addSpan am damageSpan delSpan ex fw handShift space subst
Declaration 

<rng:element name="span">
 <rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.interpLike.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.responsibility.attributes"/>
 <rng:attribute name="from">
  <rng:ref name="data.pointer"/>
 </rng:attribute>
 <rng:optional>
  <rng:attribute name="to">
   <rng:ref name="data.pointer"/>
  </rng:attribute>
 </rng:optional>
 <rng:ref name="macro.phraseSeq.limited"/>
</rng:element>
element span
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.interpLike.attributes,
   att.responsibility.attributes,
   attribute from { data.pointer },
   attribute to { data.pointer }?,
   macro.phraseSeq.limited
}
Example
<p xml:id="para2">(The "aftermath" starts here)</p>
<p xml:id="para3">(The "aftermath" continues here)</p>
<p xml:id="para4">(The "aftermath" ends in this paragraph)</p>
<!-- ... -->
<span type="structure" from="#para2" to="#para4">aftermath</span>