<unclear>
unclear
contains a word, phrase, or passage which cannot be transcribed with certainty because it is illegible or inaudible in the source.
Attributes
- @reasonindicates why the material is hard to transcribe.
- Status
- Optional
- Datatype
- 1–∞ occurrences of teidata.enumerated separated by whitespace
- Suggested values
illegible- (illegible)
inaudible- (inaudible)
faded- (faded)
background_noise- (background noise)
eccentric_ductus- (eccentric ductus) indicates illegibility due to an unusual, awkward, or incompetent execution of a glyph or glyphs
<div xml:id="CO-rx"> <head>Rx</head> <p>500 mg <unclear reason="illegible">placebo</unclear> </p> </div>- @agentWhere the difficulty in transcription arises from damage, categorizes the cause of the damage, if it can be identified.
- Status
- Optional
- Datatype
- teidata.enumerated
- Sample values
rubbing- damage results from rubbing of the leaf edges
mildew- damage results from mildew on the leaf surface
smoke- damage results from smoke
Classes and content
- Member of
- May contain
core
gaiji
msdescription
namesdates
tagdocs
textstructure
transcr
Character data
- character data
- Contained by
cmc
core
dictionaries
figures
msdescription
namesdates
tagdocs
textstructure
verse
Note
The same element is used for all cases of uncertainty in the transcription of element content, whether for written or spoken material. For other aspects of certainty, uncertainty, and reliability of tagging and transcription, see chapter Certainty, Precision, and Responsibility.
The damage, gap, del, unclear and supplied elements may be closely allied in use. See section Use of the for discussion of which element is appropriate for which circumstance.
The @hand attribute points to a definition of the hand concerned, as further discussed in section Document Hands.
Example
<u> ...and then <unclear reason="background-noise">Nathalie</unclear> said ... </u>
Content model
<content>
<macroRef key="macro.paraContent"/>
</content>