<metamark>

<metamark> contains or describes any kind of graphic or written signal within a document the function of which is to determine how it should be read rather than forming part of the actual content of the document. [11.3.4.2. Metamarks]
Moduletranscr
Attributes
functiondescribes the function (for example status, insertion, deletion, transposition) of the metamark.
Status Optional
Datatype teidata.word
targetidentifies one or more elements to which the metamark applies.
Status Optional
Datatype 1–∞ occurrences of teidata.pointer separated by whitespace
Member of
Contained by
May contain
Example
<surface>
 <metamark function="usedrend="line"
  target="#X2"/>

 <zone xml:id="zone-X2">
  <line>I am that halfgrown <add>angry</add> boy, fallen asleep</line>
  <line>The tears of foolish passion yet undried</line>
  <line>upon my cheeks.</line>
<!-- ... -->
  <line>I pass through <add>the</add> travels and <del>fortunes</del> of
  <retrace>thirty</retrace>
  </line>
  <line>years and become old,</line>
  <line>Each in its due order comes and goes,</line>
  <line>And thus a message for me comes.</line>
  <line>The</line>
 </zone>
 <metamark function="used"
  target="#zone-X2">
Entered - Yes</metamark>
</surface>
Content model
<content>
 <macroRef key="macro.specialPara"/>
</content>
Schema Declaration
element metamark
{
   tei_att.spanning.attributes,
   tei_att.placement.attributes,
   tei_att.global.attributes,
   attribute function { teidata.word }?,
   attribute target { list { teidata.pointer+ } }?,
   tei_macro.specialPara
}