TEI Lex-0

— A baseline encoding for lexicographic data

12.1.77. <metamark>

<metamark> contains or describes any kind of graphic or written signal within a document the function of which is to determine how it should be read rather than forming part of the actual content of the document. [12.3.4.2. Metamarks]
Moduletranscr — Specification
Attributes
functiondescribes the function (for example status, insertion, deletion, transposition) of the metamark.
StatusOptional
Datatypeteidata.word
targetidentifies one or more elements to which the metamark applies.
StatusOptional
Datatype1–∞ occurrences of teidata.pointer separated by whitespace
Member of
Contained by
May containCharacter data only
Example
<surface>
 <metamark function="usedrend="line"
  target="#X2"/>
 <zone xml:id="zone-X2">
  <line>I am that halfgrown <add>angry</add> boy, fallen asleep</line>
  <line>The tears of foolish passion yet undried</line>
  <line>upon my cheeks.</line>
  <!-- ... -->
  <line>I pass through <add>the</add> travels and <del>fortunes</del> of
  <retrace>thirty</retrace>
  </line>
  <line>years and become old,</line>
  <line>Each in its due order comes and goes,</line>
  <line>And thus a message for me comes.</line>
  <line>The</line>
 </zone>
 <metamark function="used"
  target="#zone-X2">Entered - Yes</metamark>
</surface>
Content model
<content>
 <textNode/>
</content>
    
Schema Declaration

element metamark
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.placement.attributes,
   att.spanning.attributes,
   attribute function { text }?,
   attribute target { list { + } }?,
   text
}