Text Encoding Initiative

The XML Version of the TEI Guidelines

baseStandard

baseStandard (base-component standard) groups elements in a writing system which refer to some public or private standard as part of the basis for the writing system declaration
Member of classes (none)  
Members baseWsd codedCharSet entitySet
Declaration 

<!ENTITY % a.baseStandard '
      name CDATA #REQUIRED
      authority (tei | iso | national | private | none) #REQUIRED'>
Attributes (In addition to global attributes)
name gives the normal citation form for the standard being referred to.
Datatype: CDATA
Values: For national and international standards, the value should be the normal citation form for the standard; for public entity sets, it should be the standard public entity text; for private character sets, WSDs, and entity sets, it is recommended that a formal public identifier be used.
Default: #REQUIRED
Example: 
<characters>
 <codedCharSet authority="national" name="ANSI X3.4"/>
 <codedCharSet authority="iso" name="ISO 646: 1991"/>
 <baseWsd      authority="tei" name="-//TEI P2: 1993//WSD ISO 
8859-1//EN"/> 
 <entitySet    authority="iso" name="ISO 8879:1986//ENTITIES Added 
Latin 1//EN"/> 
</characters>
authority indicates the authority responsible for issuing the standard being referred to: the TEI, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), a national body, or a private body.
Datatype: (tei | iso | national | private | none)
Legal values are:
tei the base writing system declaration is a standard WSD issued by the Text Encoding Initiative
iso the character set or entity set was issued by ISO
national the character set or entity set was issued by a national standards body
private the writing system declaration, character set, or entity set was issued publicly by a private organization or project
none the writing system declaration, character set, or entity set has not been publicly issued by any organization; it is specific to an individual text or project
Default: #REQUIRED
Example: 












Module
Declared in file teiwsd2; Auxiliary tag set for Writing System Declarations




See further
25.4.1 Base Components of the WSD








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