| <purpose> |
characterizes a single purpose or communicative function of the
text. |
| Attributes |
(In addition to global attributes)
| type
|
specifies a particular kind of purpose.
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Datatype: CDATA
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Suggested values include:
| persuade |
didactic, advertising, propaganda, etc.
|
| express |
self expression, confessional, etc.
|
| inform |
convey information, educate, etc.
|
| entertain |
amuse, entertain, etc.
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Default: #IMPLIED |
| degree
|
specifies the extent to which this purpose predominates.
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Datatype: (high | medium | low | unknown)
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Legal values are:
| high |
this purpose is predominant
|
| medium |
this purpose is intermediate
|
| low |
this purpose is weak
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| unknown |
extent unknown
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Default: #IMPLIED |
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| Example |
<purpose type="persuade" degree="high"></purpose>
<purpose type="entertain" degree="low"></purpose>
|
| Module |
Declared in file teicorp2; Additional tag set for language corpora: enabled by
TEI.corpus
|
| Data Description |
Usually empty, unless some further clarification of the type
attribute is needed, in which case it may contain running prose |
| 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 |
textDesc |
| Declaration |
<!ELEMENT purpose %om.RO; %phrase.seq;>
<!ATTLIST purpose
%a.global;
type CDATA #IMPLIED
degree (high | medium | low | unknown) #IMPLIED>
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| See further |
23.2.1 The Text Description |
