Deleted 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 deleted text of an ancient correction.

Syntax

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

Overview

NotationSimplified ASTPaper Output
+[⊙]=>…‽ᵟ¤ᵟ+Correction {deleted: [Gap {⊙}], added:…, 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
 
+[1-3]=>xyz+
1–3xyz
+[2-4]=>xyz?;h=c>d+
cd2–4xyz

EpiDoc Outputs

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

Structural Analysis (Conceptual AST)

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

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