Unclear Superfluous Signs

Unclear remaining traces of superflous signs added in error by the inscriber of the text and excised by the editor.

Syntax

Any notation of a phenomenon (IbiUnit) allowed within Unclear wrapped by asterisks *…* and enclosed between curly brackets {…}.

Overview

• ⊙ ∈ UNCLEAR_ALLOWED = any phenomena allowed within Unclear (notation, AST or rendering depending on its placement).
• ‽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).

Examples

{*abc*}

{*abc*?}

{*abc*!}

EpiDoc Outputs

{*abc*}

<ab>
    <surplus cert="medium">
        <unclear cert="medium">abc</unclear>
    </surplus>
</ab>

{*abc*?}

<ab>
    <surplus cert="low">
        <unclear cert="medium">abc</unclear>
    </surplus>
</ab>

{*abc*!}

<ab>
    <surplus cert="high">
        <unclear cert="medium">abc</unclear>
    </surplus>
</ab>

Structural Analysis (Conceptual AST)

{*abc*}

Surplus[medium]
  Unclear[medium, legibility: normal]
    Plain("abc")

{*abc*?}

Surplus[low]
  Unclear[medium, legibility: normal]
    Plain("abc")

{*abc*!}

Surplus[high]
  Unclear[medium, legibility: normal]
    Plain("abc")