<span>

<span> associates an interpretative annotation directly with a span of text. [17.3 Spans and Interpretations]
Moduleanalysis — 17 Simple Analytic Mechanisms
Attributesatt.global (@xml:id, @n, @xml:lang, @rend, @style, @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.interpLike (@type, @inst) (att.responsibility (@cert, @resp))
fromspecifies 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.
tospecifies 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
Contained by
analysis: cl m phr s span spanGrp w
figures: cell figure table
linking: ab seg
nets: graph
spoken: u writing
tagdocs: valDesc
textcrit: app lem rdg wit witDetail
verse: metSym rhyme
May contain
Declaration

<rng:element name="span">
 <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.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.global.linking.attributes,
   att.global.analytic.attributes,
   att.global.facs.attributes,
   att.global.change.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>