<link> 他の要素では上手く示せない，要素や一節間にある関連性やハイパーテキス トリンクを定義する． [16.1 Links]
モジュールlinking — Linking, Segmentation, and Alignment
属性att.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.pointing (@targetLang, @target, @evaluate) att.typed (@type, @subtype)
targetsリンク付けされれている当該要素または一節の識別子を示す．
DeprecatedThis feature will be withdrawn after 2013-09-20
状態 任意
データ型 2–∞ occurrences of 

<rng:ref name="data.pointer"/>
data.pointer
空白文字で区切られる
値 two or more pointers (URIs), separated by whitespace
クラブのメンバー
model.global.meta
上位
analysis: cl m phr s span w
core: abbr add addrLine address author bibl biblScope cit citedRange 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 linkGrp 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 event faith floruit forename genName geogFeat geogName langKnown nameLink nationality occupation org orgName persName person place placeName region residence roleName settlement sex socecStatus surname
nets: graph
spoken: u writing
tagdocs: eg 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
下位空要素
宣言

<rng:element name="link">
 <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.pointing.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.typed.attributes"/>
 <rng:optional>
  <rng:attribute name="targets">
   <rng:list>
    <rng:ref name="data.pointer"/>
    <rng:ref name="data.pointer"/>
    <rng:zeroOrMore>
     <rng:ref name="data.pointer"/>
    </rng:zeroOrMore>
   </rng:list>
  </rng:attribute>
 </rng:optional>
 <rng:empty/>
</rng:element>
element link
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.global.linking.attributes,
   att.global.analytic.attributes,
   att.global.facs.attributes,
   att.global.change.attributes,
   att.pointing.attributes,
   att.typed.attributes,
   attribute targets { list { data.pointer, data.pointer, data.pointer* } }?,
   empty
}
Schematron

<sch:report test="@target and @targets">You may not supply both @target and @targets on <sch:name/>
</sch:report>
Schematron

<sch:report test="not(@target) and not(@targets)">You must supply either @target or @targets on <sch:name/>
</sch:report>
Schematron

<sch:assert
 test="contains(@targets,' ') or contains(@target,' ')">You must supply at least two values for @target or @targets on <sch:name/>
</sch:assert>
例
<s n="1">The state Supreme Court has refused to release <rs xml:id="R1">
  <rs xml:id="R2">Rahway State Prison</rs> inmate</rs>
 <rs xml:id="R3">James Scott</rs> on bail.</s>
<s n="2">
 <rs xml:id="R4">The fighter</rs> is serving 30-40 years
for a 1975 armed robbery conviction in <rs xml:id="R5">the penitentiary</rs>.
</s>
<!-- ... -->
<linkGrp type="periphrasis">
 <link target="#R1 #R3 #R4"/>
 <link target="#R2 #R5"/>
</linkGrp>
解説

当該要素は，他の要素では示すことができない関連性を符号化する際にの み使われるべきである．

当該要素が，要素linkGrpでまとめられているのでなければ，当 該要素のある場所は重要ではない．要素linkGrpの下にある場合， 属性typeの値は要素linkGrpがもつ値を継承する．