Supplied As-Written Signs

Signs restored by the editor as once having been inscribed but now lost.

Syntax

Any number of Unicode characters (followed by the optional certainty notation) enclosed between square brackets […].

Overview

• 𝑆 = any sign (Unicode character) ∉ STOP_SET (cf. Technical Catalogue of Symbols) otherwise preceded by the escape character \.
• 𝑁 = number of characters (represented by char or digits).
• 𝑛 ∈ ℕ (natural numbers).
• ◇ᵟ ∈ {⯑, ⯁, ε} = rendering of the uncertainty/certainty marker in the notation or empty string (ε).
• γ ∈ {Low, High, Medium} = certainty level corresponding to the marker used in the notation.

Examples

[abc]

[abc?]

[abc!]

EpiDoc Outputs

[abc]

<ab>
    <supplied reason="lost" cert="medium">abc</supplied>
</ab>

[abc?]

<ab>
    <supplied reason="lost" cert="low">abc</supplied>
</ab>

[abc!]

<ab>
    <supplied reason="lost" cert="high">abc</supplied>
</ab>

Structural Analysis (Conceptual AST)

[abc]

Supplied[medium]
  Plain("abc")

[abc?]

Supplied[low]
  Plain("abc")

[abc!]

Supplied[high]
  Plain("abc")