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Text Language

Notation used to identify the language of the inscription or part of it.

Syntax

Any valid metadata key followed by an equal sign = and a valid #link(“https:

Overview

NotationConceptual ASTPaper Output
$kₘ=Cᵣ$Language(Cᵥ)
  • kₘ = any valid metadata key (listed below).
  • Cᵣ = RFC 5646 language code.
  • Cᵥ = validated language code.

Supported Metadata Keys

KeyMeaningFormattingMinification
language, lang, llanguagelangl

Examples

NotationPaper Output
$lang=latn$ abc /
abc
$language=pal-Phli$ 𐭠𐭡𐭢 /
𐭠𐭡𐭢

EpiDoc Outputs

NotationEpiDoc (XML)
$lang=latn$ abc /
<ab xml:lang="latn">
    <lb/> abc</ab>
$language=pal-Phli$ 𐭠𐭡𐭢 /
<ab xml:lang="pal-Phli">
    <lb/> 𐭠𐭡𐭢</ab>

Structural Analysis (Conceptual AST)

NotationAST
$lang=latn$ abc /
Language(latn)
WS
Plain("abc")
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$language=pal-Phli$ 𐭠𐭡𐭢 /
Language(pal-Phli)
WS
Plain("𐭠𐭡𐭢")
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