Abbreviation by Initial Truncation

A fully resolved word where the portion present on the support constitutes the end (tail) of the lexical unit, while the initial part, omitted by truncation, is reintegrated by the editor within parentheses at the beginning of the word (e.g., (bi)cornis).

Syntax

A sequence in parentheses (Expansion Components) immediately followed by a sequence of signs (Abbreviated Text) acting as the tail of the word.

Overview

• ⊙ ∈ ABBREV_TEXT_ALLOWED = any phenomena allowed within Abbrev (notation, AST or rendering depending on its placement).
• ⊙ ∈ EXPANS_CONTENT_ALLOWED = any phenomena allowed within Abbrev (notation, AST or rendering depending on its placement).

Examples

(Vale)rius

EpiDoc Outputs

(Vale)rius

<ab>
    <expan><ex>Vale</ex><abbr>rius</abbr>
    </expan>
</ab>

Structural Analysis (Conceptual AST)

(Vale)rius

Abbreviation[complete]
  Expanded(certain)
    Plain("Vale")
  Written
    Plain("rius")