<normalization>

<normalization> indicates the extent of normalization or regularization of the original source carried out in converting it to electronic form. [2.3.3 The Editorial Practices Declaration 15.3.2 Declarable Elements]
Moduleheader — The TEI Header
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.declarable (@default)
sourceindicates a bibliographic description or other resource documenting the principles underlying the normalization carried out.
Status Optional
Datatype 

<rng:ref name="data.pointer"/>
data.pointer
methodindicates the method adopted to indicate normalizations within the text.
Status Optional
Datatype 

<rng:ref name="data.enumerated"/>
data.enumerated
Legal values are:
silent
normalization made silently [Default]
markup
normalization represented using markup
Member of
model.editorialDeclPart
Contained by
header: editorialDecl
May contain
core: p
linking: ab
Declaration

<rng:element name="normalization">
 <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.declarable.attributes"/>
 <rng:optional>
  <rng:attribute name="source">
   <rng:ref name="data.pointer"/>
  </rng:attribute>
 </rng:optional>
 <rng:optional>
  <rng:attribute name="method" a:defaultValue="silent">
   <rng:choice>
    <rng:value>silent</rng:value>
    <rng:value>markup</rng:value>
   </rng:choice>
  </rng:attribute>
 </rng:optional>
 <rng:oneOrMore>
  <rng:ref name="model.pLike"/>
 </rng:oneOrMore>
</rng:element>
element normalization
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.global.linking.attributes,
   att.global.analytic.attributes,
   att.global.facs.attributes,
   att.global.change.attributes,
   att.declarable.attributes,
   attribute source { data.pointer }?,
   attribute method { "silent" | "markup" }?,
   model.pLike+
}
Example
<editorialDecl>
 <normalization method="markup">
  <p>Where both upper- and lower-case i, j, u, v, and vv have been normalized, to modern
     20th century typographical practice, the <gi>choice</gi> element has been used to
     enclose <gi>orig</gi> and <gi>reg</gi> elements giving the original and new values
     respectively. ... </p>
 </normalization>
 <normalization method="silent">
  <p>Spacing between words and following punctuation has been regularized to zero spaces;
     spacing between words has been regularized to one space.</p>
 </normalization>
 <normalization source="http://www.dict.sztaki.hu/webster">
  <p>Spelling converted throughout to Modern American usage, based on Websters 9th
     Collegiate dictionary.</p>
 </normalization>
</editorialDecl>