<unclear>

<unclear> (unclear) Character that cannot be identified unambiguously outside of its context. May contain character data and g only. [11.3.3.1. Damage, Illegibility, and Supplied Text 3.5.3. Additions, Deletions, and Omissions]
Modulecore
Attributes
reasonindicates why the material is hard to transcribe.
Status Optional
Datatype 1–∞ occurrences of teidata.enumerated separated by whitespace
Suggested values include:
illegible
(illegible)
inaudible
(inaudible)
faded
(faded)
background_noise
(background noise)
eccentric_ductus
(eccentric ductus) indicates illegibility due to an unusual, awkward, or incompetent execution of a glyph or glyphs
<div>
 <head>Rx</head>
 <p>500 mg <unclear reason="illegible">placebo</unclear>
 </p>
</div>
Note

One or more words may be used to describe the reason; usually each word will refer to a single cause.

agentWhere the difficulty in transcription arises from damage, categorizes the cause of the damage, if it can be identified.
Status Optional
Datatype teidata.enumerated
Sample values include:
rubbing
damage results from rubbing of the leaf edges
mildew
damage results from mildew on the leaf surface
smoke
damage results from smoke
Member of
model.choicePart model.linePart model.pPart.transcriptional
Contained by
analysis: pc phr s w
core: abbr add addrLine author bibl biblScope choice citedRange corr date del distinct editor email emph expan foreign gloss head headItem headLabel hi item l label lg measure mentioned name note num orig p pubPlace publisher q quote rb ref reg rs rt said sic soCalled speaker stage street term textLang time title unit
dictionaries: form gen lang
figures: cell
header: change distributor edition extent geoDecl handNote licence scriptNote
linking: ab seg
msdescription: accMat acquisition additions catchwords collation colophon condition custEvent decoNote explicit filiation finalRubric foliation heraldry incipit layout material musicNotation objectType origDate origPlace origin provenance rubric secFol signatures source stamp summary support surrogates typeNote watermark
namesdates: addName birth bloc country death district eventName floruit forename genName gender geogFeat geogName objectName offset orgName persName persPronouns placeName region roleName settlement surname
textcrit: lem rdg wit
textstructure: dateline docAuthor docDate docEdition docImprint
transcr: am damage fw line metamark mod retrace secl supplied surplus zone
May contain
gaiji: g
character data
Note

The same element is used for all cases of uncertainty in the transcription of element content, whether for written or spoken material. For other aspects of certainty, uncertainty, and reliability of tagging and transcription, see chapter 21. Certainty, Precision, and Responsibility.

The damage, gap, del, unclear and supplied elements may be closely allied in use. See section 11.3.3.2. Use of the gap, del, damage, unclear, and supplied Elements in Combination for discussion of which element is appropriate for which circumstance.

The hand attribute points to a definition of the hand concerned, as further discussed in section 11.3.2.1. Document Hands.

Example
<u> ...and then <unclear reason="background-noise">Nathalie</unclear> said ... </u>
Content model
<content>
 <macroRef key="macro.xtext"/>
</content>
Schema Declaration
element unclear
{
   tei_att.global.attributes,
   tei_att.editLike.attributes,
   tei_att.dimensions.attributes,
   attribute reason
   {
      list
      {
         (
            "illegible"
          | "inaudible"
          | "faded"
          | "background_noise"
          | "eccentric_ductus"
          | teidata.enumerated
         )+
      }
   }?,
   attribute agent { teidata.enumerated }?,
   tei_macro.xtext
}