Added Text (in Correction) with Gap of Ranged Extent

A gap added by a later ancient hand whose extent is expressed as a plausible numeric range contained in the added text of an ancient correction.

Syntax

The notation representing the deleted text followed by an equal sign and a greater-than sign forming a => arrow, then by the notation for a gap of ranged extent, all enclosed between plus signs +…+. Optional metadata can be written before the final + delimiter.

Overview

NotationSimplified ASTPaper Output
+…=>[⊙]‽ᵟ¤ᵟ+Correction {deleted:…, added: [Gap {⊙}], cert: γ, meta: ¤}𝘏ᵟ⸄… ↦ [⊙]◇ᵟ⸅
  • ⊙ ∈ PREVIOUS_SEEN_ALLOWED = the relevant gap notation.
  • ‽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).
  • ¤ᵟ = optional annotations (metadata) supported by Correction (cf. Ancient Corrections).

See Ancient Corrections for the automatic rectification performed by the formatter to improve legibility.

Examples

NotationPaper Output
 
+xyz=>[1-3]+
xyz1–3
+xyz=>[2-4]?;h=c>d+
cdxyz2–4

EpiDoc Outputs

NotationEpiDoc (XML)
 
+xyz=>[1-3]+
<ab>
    <subst>
        <del cert="medium">xyz</del>
        <add cert="medium">
            <gap reason="lost" unit="character" precision="medium" atLeast="1" atMost="3"/>
        </add>
    </subst>
</ab>
+xyz=>[2-4]?;h=c>d+
<ab>
    <subst>
        <del cert="low"><app type="alternative"><lem><handShift new="#c"/></lem><rdg><handShift new="#d"/></rdg></app>xyz</del>
        <add cert="low">
            <gap reason="lost" unit="character" precision="medium" atLeast="2" atMost="4"/><app type="alternative"><lem><handShift new="#c"/></lem><rdg><handShift new="#d"/></rdg></app>
        </add>
    </subst>
</ab>

Structural Analysis (Conceptual AST)

NotationAST
 
+xyz=>[1-3]+
Correction[medium]
  deleted:
    Plain("xyz")
  added:
    Gap(range=1–3, medium)

+xyz=>[2-4]?;h=c>d+
Correction[low][meta]
  deleted:
    Plain("xyz")
  added:
    Gap(range=2–4, medium)