<shift>

<shift> marks the point at which some paralinguistic feature of a series of utterances by any one speaker changes. [8.3.6 Shifts]
Modulespoken — 8 Transcriptions of Speech
Attributesatt.global (@xml:id, @n, @xml:lang, @rend, @rendition, @xml:base, @xml:space) (att.global.linking (@corresp, @synch, @sameAs, @copyOf, @next, @prev, @exclude, @select)) (att.global.analytic (@ana)) (att.global.facs (@facs)) (att.global.change (@change)) att.ascribed (@who)
featurea paralinguistic feature.
Status Optional
Legal values are:
tempo
speed of utterance.
loud
loudness.
pitch
pitch range.
tension
tension or stress pattern.
rhythm
rhythmic qualities.
voice
voice quality.
newspecifies the new state of the paralinguistic feature specified.
Status Optional
Datatype 

<rng:ref name="data.enumerated"/>
data.enumerated
Values An open list (for an example of possible values, see 8.4.2 Synchronization and Overlap)
Note
If no value is specified, it is assumed that the feature concerned ceases to be remarkable. The value ‘normal’ has the same effect.
Used by
model.global.spoken
Contained by
analysis: cl m phr s span w
core: abbr add addrLine address author bibl biblScope cit corr date del distinct editor email emph expan foreign gloss head headItem headLabel hi imprint item l label lg list measure mentioned name note num orig p pubPlace publisher q quote ref reg resp rs said series sic soCalled sp speaker stage street term textLang time title unclear
corpus: activity channel constitution derivation domain factuality interaction locale preparedness purpose
dictionaries: case colloc def dictScrap entry entryFree etym form gen gram gramGrp hom hyph iType lang lbl mood number orth per pos pron re sense stress subc syll tns usg xr
drama: actor camera caption castGroup castItem castList epilogue performance prologue role roleDesc set sound spGrp tech view
figures: cell figure table
header: authority change classCode distributor edition extent funder geoDecl handNote language licence principal scriptNote sponsor typeNote
linking: ab seg
msdescription: accMat acquisition additions catchwords collation colophon condition custEvent decoNote explicit filiation finalRubric foliation heraldry incipit layout material msItem musicNotation objectType origDate origPlace origin provenance rubric secFol signatures source stamp summary support surrogates watermark
namesdates: addName affiliation age birth bloc country death district education faith floruit forename genName geogName langKnown nameLink nationality occupation orgName persName person placeName region residence roleName settlement sex socecStatus surname
nets: graph
spoken: u writing
tagdocs: valDesc
textcrit: app lem rdg wit witDetail
textstructure: argument back body byline closer dateline div div1 div2 div3 div4 div5 div6 div7 docAuthor docDate docEdition docImprint docTitle epigraph floatingText front group imprimatur opener postscript salute signed text titlePage titlePart trailer
transcr: damage fw line metamark mod restore retrace sourceDoc supplied surface surfaceGrp surplus zone
verse: metSym rhyme
May containEmpty element
Declaration

<rng:element name="shift">
 <rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.linking.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.analytic.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.facs.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.change.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.ascribed.attributes"/>
 <rng:optional>
  <rng:attribute name="feature">
   <rng:choice>
    <rng:value>tempo</rng:value>
    <rng:value>loud</rng:value>
    <rng:value>pitch</rng:value>
    <rng:value>tension</rng:value>
    <rng:value>rhythm</rng:value>
    <rng:value>voice</rng:value>
   </rng:choice>
  </rng:attribute>
 </rng:optional>
 <rng:optional>
  <rng:attribute name="new" a:defaultValue="normal">
   <rng:ref name="data.enumerated"/>
  </rng:attribute>
 </rng:optional>
 <rng:empty/>
</rng:element>
element shift
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.global.linking.attributes,
   att.global.analytic.attributes,
   att.global.facs.attributes,
   att.global.change.attributes,
   att.ascribed.attributes,
   attribute feature
   {
      "tempo" | "loud" | "pitch" | "tension" | "rhythm" | "voice"
   }?,
   attribute new { data.enumerated }?,
   empty
}
Example
<u who="#LB">
 <shift feature="loud" new="f"/>Elizabeth
</u>
<u who="#EB">Yes</u>
<u who="#LB">
 <shift feature="loud"/>Come and try this
<pause/>
 <shift feature="loud" new="ff"/>come on
</u>
<!-- ... -->
<listPerson type="speakers">
 <person xml:id="LB"/>
 <person xml:id="EB"/>
</listPerson>

The word ‘Elizabeth’ is spoken loudly, the words ‘Yes’ and ‘Come and try this’ with normal volume, and the words ‘come on’ very loudly.