| <distance> |
(distance)
that part of a relative temporal or spatial expression which indicates
the distance between the place or time denoted by it and the place or
time referred to within it. |
| Attributes |
(In addition to global attributes
and those inherited from placePart, temporalExpr)
| exact |
indicates the degree
of accuracy associated with the
distance. |
|
Datatype: ( Y | N | U ) |
|
Legal values are:
| Y |
The distance is
exact. |
| N |
The distance is
approximate. |
| U |
Accuracy unavailable or
unknown. |
|
|
Default: U |
|
| Example |
<placeName>
<distance reg="3.2 km">two miles</distance>
<offset>north east of</offset>
<placeName>Manchester</placeName>
</placeName>
<dateStruct>
<distance exact="N" reg="14 d">a fortnight</distance>
<offset>after</offset>
<occasion>Michaelmas</occasion>
</dateStruct>
<timeStruct>
<distance>20 minutes</distance>
<offset>before</offset>
<hour>noon</hour>.
</timeStruct>
|
| Note |
This is a specialized form of measure, used only within
relative temporal and spatial expressions.
|
| Module |
Declared in file teind2; Additional tag set for Names and Dates: enabled by TEI.names.dates
|
| Class |
temporalExpr; placePart
|
| May contain |
#PCDATA abbr add addSpan address alt altGrp anchor app c caesura cb certainty cl corr damage date dateRange dateStruct del delSpan distinct emph expan fLib foreign formula fs fsLib fvLib fw gap geogName gloss handShift hi index interp interpGrp join joinGrp lang lb link linkGrp m measure mentioned milestone name num oRef oVar orgName orig pRef pVar pb persName phr placeName ptr ref reg respons restore rs s seg sic soCalled space span spanGrp supplied term time timeRange timeStruct timeline title unclear w xptr xref |
| May occur within |
dateStruct placeName timeStruct |
| Declaration |
<!ELEMENT distance %om.RR; %phrase.seq;>
<!ATTLIST distance
%a.global;
%a.temporalExpr;
exact ( Y | N | U ) "U">
|
| See further |
20.2 Place Names |
