TEI element gap

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<gap>

<gap> indicates a point where material has been omitted in a transcription, whether for editorial reasons described in the TEI header, as part of sampling practice, or because the material is illegible, invisible, or inaudible. [3.4.3. Additions, Deletions, and Omissions]

Module core

Attributes

Attributes att.global (@xml:id, @n, @xml:lang, @xml:base, @xml:space) (att.global.rendition (@rend, @rendition)) (att.global.responsibility (@cert, @resp)) att.editLike (att.dimensions) (att.source (@source))

reason reason¶

gives the reason for omission. Sample values include sampling, inaudible, irrelevant, cancelled.

Status	Optional
Datatype	1–∞ occurrences of `data.word`separated by whitespace

hand hand¶

in the case of text omitted from the transcription because of deliberate deletion by an identifiable hand, indicates the hand which made the deletion.

Status	Optional
Datatype	`data.pointer`

agent agent¶

in the case of text omitted because of damage, categorizes the cause of the damage, if it can be identified. Sample values include: 1] rubbing; 2] mildew; 3] smoke

Status	Optional
Datatype	`data.enumerated`
Sample values include:	rubbing damage results from rubbing of the leaf edges mildew damage results from mildew on the leaf surface smoke damage results from smoke

Member of

model.global.edit

Contained by

core: abbr author bibl biblScope date editor email emph foreign head hi item label list mentioned name note num p pubPlace publisher q quote ref series soCalled term title

figures: cell table

header: change classCode edition language

namesdates: affiliation forename orgName person roleName surname

tagdocs: eg

textstructure: back body div front text

transcr: supplied

May contain

core: desc

Declaration

element gap
{
   attribute reason { list { data.word+ } }?,
   attribute hand { data.pointer }?,
   attribute agent { data.enumerated }?,
   ( model.descLike | model.certLike )*
}

Schematron

<sch:rule context="tei:gap-period">
<sch:report test="following-sibling::node()[1][self::text()] and starts-with(following-sibling::node()[1], '.')"> A <sch:name/> element should follow a period rather than precede it when an ellipsis follows the end of a sentence.
</sch:report></sch:rule>

Schematron

<sch:rule context="tei:gap">
<sch:report test="preceding-sibling::node()[1][self::text()][matches(., '\.\s+$')]"> A <sch:name/> should follow a period directly, without preceding whitespace.
</sch:report></sch:rule>

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Note

The gap, <unclear>, and <del> core tag elements may be closely allied in use with the <damage> and supplied elements, available when using the additional tagset for transcription of primary sources. See section 11.3.3.2. Use of the gap, del, damage, unclear, and supplied Elements in Combination for discussion of which element is appropriate for which circumstance.

The gap tag simply signals the editors decision to omit or inability to transcribe a span of text. Other information, such as the interpretation that text was deliberately erased or covered, should be indicated using the relevant tags, such as <del> in the case of deliberate deletion.