fs

<fs>

<fs> (feature structure) represents a feature structure, that is, a collection of feature-value pairs organized as a structural unit. 18.2 Elementary Feature Structures and the Binary Feature Value

Module

iso-fs — 18 Feature Structures

Attributes

In addition to global attributes

type

specifies the type of the feature structure.

Status	Required when applicable
Datatype	<rng:ref name="data.enumerated"/> data.enumerated
Values	Character string, e.g. word structure.

feats

(features) references the feature-value specifications making up this feature structure.

Status	Optional
Datatype	1–∞ occurrences of <rng:ref name="data.pointer"/> data.pointer separated by whitespace
Values	one or more identifiers of <f> elements.
Note	May be used either instead of having features as content, or in addition. In the latter case, the features referenced and contained are unified.

Used by

bicond cond if vColl model.featureVal.complex model.global.meta

May contain

iso-fs: f

Declaration


<rng:element name="fs">
<rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
<rng:optional>
 <rng:attribute name="type">
  <rng:ref name="data.enumerated"/>
 </rng:attribute>
</rng:optional>
<rng:optional>
 <rng:attribute name="feats">
  <rng:list>
   <rng:oneOrMore>
    <rng:ref name="data.pointer"/>
   </rng:oneOrMore>
  </rng:list>
 </rng:attribute>
</rng:optional>
<rng:zeroOrMore>
 <rng:ref name="f"/>
</rng:zeroOrMore>
</rng:element>

element fs
{
   att.global.attributes,
   attribute type { data.enumerated }?,
   attribute feats { list { data.pointer+ } }?,
   f*
}

Example

P5: Guidelines for Electronic Text Encoding and Interchange

<fs>