Overview of the Elements in the Text Area

The following table provides an overview of all elements that the DTA basic format provides for the <text> area. Each element is assigned the attributes and (if invariable) values that are possible according to the DTA basic format. Each element is assigned a level that specifies its usage status in the DTA core corpus. Functional categories are also assigned to the elements, which provide information on their usage contexts. The attributes of the DTA basic format that can be used in most of the DTA elements (universal attributes) are documented in the legend for the overviews. There you will also find a more detailed documentation of the levels and functional categories.

Element Description Attributes/Remarks Functional Category Level
ab

Documentation: TEI

anonymous block/container instead use div , floatingText or p benutzen textStructure

4 (inadmissible)

abbr

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

abbreviation   phraseStructure, editorial 3 (optional)
actor

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

name of an actor within an actor list   drama, phraseStructure 2 (recommended)
argument

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

summary of contents   textStructure 2 (recommended)
back

Documentation: TEI, DTABf, DTABf2

appendix   documentStructure 1 (necessary)
bibl

Documentation: TEI, DTABf, DTABf2

bibliographic reference   citations, textStructure 2 (recommended)
body

Documentation: TEI DTABf, DTABf2

text body   documentStructure 1 (necessary)
byline

Documentation: TEI DTABf

information on authorship   textStructure 2 (recommended)
c

Documentation: TEI

one character is annotated in the DTA corpus standoff phraseStructure 4 (inadmissible)
castGroup

Documentation: TEI DTABf

group of people (drama)   drama, textStructure 2 (recommended)
castItem

Documentation: TEI DTABf

description of a role (drama)   drama, textStructure 2 (recommended)
castList

Documentation: TEI DTABf

list of acting persons (drama)   drama, textStructure 2 (recommended)
cb

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

column break @n column number textStructure 1 (necessary)
@type ["end", "start"]
cell

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

table cell @cols number of columns tables 1 (necessary)
@role function of cell contents for the table ["label"]
@rows number of lines
choice

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

selection for changes to the original (transcription/encoding)   editorial 3 (optional)
cit

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

citation   citations, textStructure 2 (recommended)
closer

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

concluding text (letter)   letter, textStructure 2 (recommended)
corr

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

(in the case of corrections:) corrected form @resp manuscripts: person responsible for the supplement ["[pointer]"] editorial 3 (optional)
@type Origin of correction ["addenda", "corrigenda", "editorial"]
date

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

date specification @when date in ISO-8601 form phraseStructure 3 (optional)
dateline

Documentation: TEI, DTABf, DTABf2

place and time of writing in the letter   letter, textStructure 2 (recommended)
div

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

text section @n structure depth of the text section textStructure, documentStructure 1 (necessary)
@type type of text section ["abbreviations", "act", "advertisement", "appendix", "bibliography", "chapter", "contents", "copyright", "corrigenda", "dedication", "diaryEntry", "edition", "figures", "frontispiece", "imprimatur", "imprint", "index", "letter", "lexiconEntry", "poem", "postface", "preface", "recipe", "scene", "session"]
div1

Documentation: TEI,

text section with structure depth 1 use <div n="1"> instead textStructure, documentStructure 4 (inadmissible)
div2

Documentation: TEI,

text section with structure depth 2 use <div n="2"> instead textStructure, documentStructure 4 (inadmissible)
div3

Documentation: TEI

text section with structure depth 3 use <div n="3"> instead textStructure, documentStructure 4 (inadmissible)
div4

Documentation: TEI

text section with structure depth 4 use <div n="4"> instead textStructure, documentStructure 4 (inadmissible)
div5

Documentation: TEI

text section with structure depth 5 use <div n="5"> instead textStructure, documentStructure 4 (inadmissible)
div6

Documentation: TEI

text section with structure depth 6 use <div n="6"> instead textStructure, documentStructure 4 (inadmissible)
div7

Documentation: TEI

text section with structure depth 7 use <div n="7"> instead textStructure, documentStructure 4 (inadmissible)
docAuthor

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

author (document)   titlepage 2 (recommended)
docDate

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

year of publication (document) @when date in ISO-8601 form titlepage 2 (recommended)
docEdition

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

information on edition (document)   titlepage 2 (recommended)
docImprint

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

imprint (document)   titlepage 2 (recommended)
docTitle

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

title (document)   titlepage 2 (recommended)
epigraph

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

epigraph   citations, textStructure 2 (recommended)
expan

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

written out form of the abbreviation @resp manuscripts: person responsible for the supplement ["[pointer]"] editorial 3 (optional)
figure

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

figure @facs link to a representation of the original image ["[pointer]"] floats 1 (necessary)
@type type of image ["notatedMusic"]
floatingText

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

interrupting text segment   floats 2 (recommended)
foreign

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

foreign-language material @xml:lang language code (ISO 639-3) phraseStructure 3 (optional)
formula

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

formula @facs refers to a graphic representation of the formula transcription floats, phraseStructure 1 (necessary)
@notation type of annotation ["MathML", "TeX"]
front

Documentation: TEI, DTABf, DTABf2,

front matter (work)   documentStructure 1 (necessary)
fw

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

elements of the printing plate @place position ["bottom", "top"] floats 2 (recommended)
@type type of element ["catch", "header", "pageNum", "sig"]
g

Documentation: TEI

special character (outside of Unicode) use U+FFFC instead phraseStructure 4 (inadmissible)
gap

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

missing text material @quantity extent of text loss editorial 1 (necessary)
@reason reason for text loss ["fm", "illegible", "insignificant", "lost"]
@unit unit in which the extent of the text loss is specified ["chars", "lines", "pages", "words"]
head

Documentation: TEI, DTABf, DTABf2, DTABf3, DTABf4, DTABf5,

heading   textStructure 1 (necessary)
hi

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

highlighting @rendition means of highlighting phraseStructure 2 (recommended)
imprimatur

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

imprimatur   textStructure 2 (recommended)
item

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

list item   textStructure 1 (necessary)
l

Documentation: TEI, DTABf, DTABf2

line or verse @n verse number (from original) textStructure, verse 1 (necessary)
label

Documentation: TEI

introduction of a postscriptum should be included in postscript letter, phraseStructure 4 (inadmissible)
lb

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

line break @n printed line number textStructure 2 (recommended)
lg

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

group of verses @n (in the case of strophes:) strophic number verse, textStructure 1 (necessary)
@type type of verse group ["poem"]
list

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

list   floats, textStructure 1 (necessary)
listBibl

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

list of bibliographic references   textStructure 3 (optional)
milestone

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

text separator / section separator @rendition form of the text interruption ["#hr", "#hrBlue", "#hrRed", "#vr"] textStructure 2 (recommended)
@unit text interruption (horizontal line) ["section"]
name

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

proper name (everything except people, places and organizations) @full completeness of the name ["abb"] phraseStructure 3 (optional)
@ref reference to an external resource that specifies the proper name in more detail ["[URI]"]
@type type of proper name ["artificialWork"]
note

Documentation: TEI, DTABf, DTABf2, DTABf3, DTABf4

note (footnote, endnote, marginal note) @n footnote/endnote sign/number floats 1 (necessary)
@place position ["end", "foot", "left", "right"]
@type type of note ["editorial"]
opener

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

start of letter/letterhead   letter, textStructure 2 (recommended)
orgName

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

proper name (organization) @full completeness of the name ["abb"] phraseStructure 3 (optional)
@ref reference to an external resource that specifies the proper name in more detail ["[URI]"]
orig

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

(in the case of normalizations:) the spelling corresponding to the original   phraseStructure, editorial 3 (optional)
p

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

paragraph   textStructure 1 (necessary)
pb

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

page break @facs reference to facsimile documentStructure 1 (necessary)
@n page number
persName

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

proper name (person) @full completeness of the name ["abb"] phraseStructure 3 (optional)
@ref reference to an external resource that specifies the proper name in more detail ["[URI]"]
placeName

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

proper name (place) @full completeness of the name ["abb"] phraseStructure 3 (optional)
@ref reference to an external resource that specifies the proper name in more detail ["[URI]"]
postscript

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

postscript (letter) @n (if more than one postscript:) number letter, textStructure 2 (recommended)
publisher

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

publisher/printer   titlepage 2 (recommended)
pubPlace

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

publication place   titlepage 2 (recommended)
q

Documentation: TEI

direct speech   phraseStructure 3 (optional)
quote

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

(in quotation:) quotation text @type type of quotation text ["translation"] citations, phraseStructure 2 (recommended)
ref

Documentation: TEI, DTABf, DTABf2, DTABf3

reference @target reference to an external resource ["[URI]"] phraseStructure 3 (optional)
@type text passage to which an editorial comment refers ["editorialNote"]
reg

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

(in the case of normalizations:) regularized form   editorial 3 (optional)
role

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

role name @xml:id ID for a role (drama) drama, phraseStructure 2 (recommended)
roleDesc

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

description of a Role (drama)   drama, phraseStructure 2 (recommended)
row

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

table row   tables 1 (necessary)
s

Documentation: TEI

a sentence is annotated in the DTA corpus standoff phraseStructure 4 (inadmissible)
salute

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

salutation (letter)   letter, textStructure 2 (recommended)
seg

Documentation: TEI

text segment use @corresp, @prev and @next instead textStructure, documentStructure 4 (inadmissible)
sic

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

(in the case of correcetions:) incorrect spelling in the original   phraseStructure, editorial 3 (optional)
signed

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

signature (letter)   letter, textStructure 2 (recommended)
sp

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

speech act @who speaker ID (as assigned to the role) drama, textStructure 2 (recommended)
space

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

significant empty space @dim extent ["horizontal", "vertical"] textStructure 2 (recommended)
@quantity extent of the empty space
@unit unit in which the extent of the empty space is specified ["chars", "lines", "words"]
speaker

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

speaker of a speech act (drama)   drama 2 (recommended)
spGrp

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

group of speech acts   drama, textStructure 2 (recommended)
stage

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

stage direction   drama 2 (recommended)
supplied

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

supplemented text in the transcription @resp person responsible for a supplement ["[pointer]"] editorial 1 (necessary)
@cert ["high", "low"]
table

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

table   floats 1 (necessary)
titlePage

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

title page within the front matter @type title page type ["halftitle", "heading", "main", "series"] documentStructure 1 (necessary)
titlePart

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

part of a title @type title part type ["copyright", "dedication", "desc", "main", "price", "series", "sub", "volume"] titlepage 1 (necessary)
trailer

Documentation: TEI, DTABf

concluding text at the end of a text unit   textStructure 3 (optional)
w

Documentation: TEI

a word is annotated in the DTA corpus standoff phraseStructure 4 (inadmissible)