Text Subdivision

Indicates that the following text is part of the subsection indicated by the notation.

Syntax

Any valid metadata key (see below) followed by an equal sign =, a free-text identifier for the selected text subdivision, and an optional certainty notation, all enclosed in dollar signs $…$.

Overview

NotationSimplified ASTPaper Output
$kₘ=iₚ‽ᵟ$SectionBreak {unit: Lᵥ, n: iₚ, cert: γ}§iₚ
  • kₘ = any valid metadata key (listed below).
  • Lᵥ = validated level code (subdivision).
  • iₚ = free text identifier of the subdivision.
  • ‽ᵟ ∈ {?, !, ε} = uncertainty marker ?, certainty marker !, or empty string (ε).
  • γ ∈ {Low, High, Medium} = certainty level corresponding to the marker used in the notation.
  • ◇ᵟ ∈ {⯑, ⯁, ε} = rendering of the uncertainty/certainty marker in the notation or empty string (ε).

Supported Metadata Keys and Values

KeyMeaningFormattingMinification
column, col, ccolumncolc
line, ln, llinelnl
section, sec, sect, ssectionsects
page, pag, p, pgpagepagp
entry, nentryentryn

Examples

NotationPaper Output
 
$sect=First section$ abc /
abc
$frag=4?$ abc /
abc

EpiDoc Outputs

NotationEpiDoc (XML)
 
$sect=First section$ abc /
<ab>
    <lb/>
</ab>
<div type="textpart" subtype="sect" n="First section" cert="medium">
    <ab> abc</ab>
</div>
$frag=4?$ abc /
<ab>
    <lb/>
</ab>
<div type="textpart" subtype="fr" n="4" cert="low">
    <ab> abc</ab>
</div>

Structural Analysis (Conceptual AST)

NotationAST
 
$sect=First section$ abc /
TextPart(sect First section, medium)
WS
Plain("abc")
LineBreak

$frag=4?$ abc /
TextPart(fr 4, low)
WS
Plain("abc")
LineBreak