| Entities and Elements for Transcription: HIST 230A Use these entities and elements when you are transcribing the text. If you are unsure which entity or element you should use, post your question to the discussion board set up on the Blackboard site for this course. |
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| Entities A piece of code that stands in for a character. It always follows this format: &code; |
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| underscore |  | _ | for my friend E_ |
| plus signs |  | + | peace + glory |
| wavy line |  | ﹏ | where I am &wavlin;. |
| Elements The most fundamental feature of XML.... (click to read more) |
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| underlined emphasis |  | which is <emph rend="underline">only</emph> to benefit | |
| characters written above the line (not additions) |  | <hi rend="supralinear">2</hi> The pains of death | |
| characters written above the line and underlined |  | M<hi rend="underlined superscript">c</hi>Intyre | |
| additions above the line |  | Make it <add place="supralinear">up</add> some | |
| deletions by cross-out |  | <del rend="overstrike">thing</del> other time. | |
| overwritten words |  | <del rend="overwritten">I</del><add place="overwritten">We</add> send 6 dollars | |
| Empty Elements These elements contain no text, but are used to describe a shift of some kind in the text. |
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| page breaks |  | some of us are making these<pb n="81"/> | |
| mising or illegible text (e.g. because of an inkblot, hole in the paper, etc.) |  | shall I stop <gap reason="inkblot"/>e middle | |
| descriptions of handwriting |  | <handShift ink="black" character="dark"/>Please excuse my haste | |
 | <handShift ink="black" character="light"/>Emeline has written | ||