4.2 The text Element

TEI element text

Attributes:

xml:lang   :   (or/c "en" "fr" "de")

Required attributes:

xml:lang

Children:

'0-1   front    1   body    '0-1   back

Required order:

[front], body, [back]

The text element may contain only (in order) a front element, a body element, and a back element, but the front and back elements are optional. It must have a xml:lang attribute specifying the primary language of the document: "en" for English; "fr" for French; or "de" for German.

TEI element body   Children:    '0+   head    '0+   p    '0+   pb    '0+   ab    '0+   div

TEI element front   Children:    '0+   head    '0+   p    '0+   pb    '0+   ab    '0+   div

TEI element back   Children:    '0+   head    '0+   p    '0+   pb    '0+   ab    '0+   div

The body, front, and back elements may contain head, p, pb, ab, and div elements.

4.2.1 Structural Elements

TEI element div

Attributes:

type   :   (or/c "chapter"       "part"       "section"       "dedication"       "contents"       "intro"       "bibl"       "ack"       "index")

n   :   string?

resp   :   #rx"^#.+$"

Required attributes:

type

Children:

'0+   head    '0+   list    '0+   p    '0+   pb    '0+   ab    '0+   sp    '0+   div

The div element may contain head, list, p, pb, ab, sp, or nested div elements. It must have a type attribute with a value of "chapter", "part", "section", "dedication", "contents", "intro", "bibl" (for a bibliography), "ack" (for acknowledgements), or "index". If the division is numbered, it should have an n attribute giving the page number as given in the source (i.e. possibly as a Roman numeral). Any div element may, and a div representing a section not by Paul Ricœur must, have a resp attribute that is valid per the TEI standard, as discussed above under Sections Not by Ricœur.

If a type of division arises that does not fit neatly into these categories, we should decide on a standard value for the type attribute and amend this document.

TEI element pb

Attributes:

n   :   string?

The pb element has no contents. Unless the corresponding page is not numbered in the source, it should have an n attribute giving the page number as given in the source (i.e. possibly as a Roman numeral).

TEI element list

Attributes:

rend   :   (or/c "numbered" "bulleted")

Children:

'0+   head    '0+   item    '0+   pb

The list element may contain the head, item, and pb elements. It may have a rend attribute with a value of either "numbered" or "bulleted" (the default).

TEI element sp

Attributes:

who   :   #rx"^#.+$"

Required attributes:

who

Children:

'0+   list    '0+   p    '0+   pb    '0+   ab

The sp ("speech") element must have a valid who attribute and may contain list, p, pb, or ab elements.

4.2.2 Content-Containing Elements

TEI element ab

Children:

'0+   list    '0+   note    '0+   pb

This element may contain free-form text.

The ab ("anonymous block") element may contain a combination of free-form text and list, note, and pb elements. It is used for blocks of text that have not yet been divided into more semantically meaningful elements.

TEI element p

Children:

'0+   list    '0+   note    '0+   pb

This element may contain free-form text.

The p ("paragraph") element may contain a combination of free-form text and list, note, and pb elements.

TEI element head

Children:

'0+   note

This element may contain free-form text.

The head ("heading") element may contain a combination of free-form text and note elements.

TEI element note

Attributes:

place   :   (or/c "foot" "end")

resp   :   #rx"^#.+$"

type   :   "transl"

n   :   string?

Required attributes:

place and n

Children:

'0+   list    '0+   note    '0+   p    '0+   ab

This element may contain free-form text.

The note element may contain a combination of free-form text and list, note, p, and ab elements. It must have a place attribute with a value of either "foot" or "end". It must also have an n attribute giving the the number or symbol for the footnote or endnote. Translation notes should have a type attribute with a value of "transl". Any note element may, and a note representing a note not by Paul Ricœur must, have a resp attribute that is valid per the TEI standard, as discussed above under Sections Not by Ricœur.

TEI element item

Children:

'0+   list    '0+   note    '0+   p    '0+   pb    '0+   ab

This element may contain free-form text.

The item element may contain a combination of free-form text and list, note, p, pb, and ab elements.