<rs>

<rs> (referencing string) contains a general purpose name or referring string. [13.2.1. Personal Names 3.6.1. Referring Strings]

Module

core

Attributes

Attributes att.global (xml:id, n, xml:lang) (lim.att.global.fragmentable (part)) (att.global.rendition (rendition)) (att.global.source (source)) att.naming (role) (att.canonical (ref))

type

characterizes the element in some sense, using any convenient classification scheme or typology.

Derived from	att.typed
Status	Required
Datatype	teidata.enumerated
Sample values include	person (person) An indirect reference to a person (e.g. "his father"); use <persName> for direct references (i.e. "John Smith"). event (event) An indirect reference to an event (e.g. "the day"); use <name type="event"> for direct references to events. place (place) An indirect reference to a place (e.g. "over there"); use <placeName> for direct references to places (i.e. "Edinburgh"). object (object) An indirect reference to an object (e.g. "that thing"); use <name type="object"> for direct references to objects (i.e. "Excalibur"). family (family) An reference to a family (e.g. "To my family").

Member of

model.nameLike

Contained by

core: abbr add author bibl corr date del desc editor emph expan foreign gloss head hi item l label mentioned name note num orig p pubPlace publisher q quote ref reg resp rs sic term time title unclear

corpus: activity

figures: cell figDesc

header: catDesc change correspAction extent handNote language rendition

lim: compliment duration enclosure request

linking: ab seg

msdescription: collection msName origin repository summary surrogates

namesdates: addName affiliation birth death faith floruit forename genName langKnown nameLink nationality objectName occupation orgName persName placeName residence roleName settlement sex surname

textstructure: byline dateline docAuthor docDate docEdition docImprint imprimatur salute signed titlePart trailer

transcr: damage fw supplied

May contain

analysis: pc w

core: abbr add choice date del ellipsis emph foreign gap gloss graphic hi lb mentioned milestone name note noteGrp num orig pb ptr q quote ref reg rs sic term time title unclear

figures: figure

gaiji: g

header: idno

lim: noteMarker rule

linking: linkGrp

msdescription: locusGrp

namesdates: addName affiliation forename genName geo location nameLink objectName orgName persName placeName roleName settlement surname

transcr: damage fw handShift subst supplied

character data

Examples

   <q>My dear <rs type="person">Mr. Bennet</rs>, </q> said <rs type="person">his lady</rs>
           to him one day, <q>have you heard that <rs type="place">Netherfield Park</rs> is let at
               last?</q>

Schematron

Family references should not have a ref.

<sch:rule context="tei:rs[@type='family']">
<sch:assert test="not(@ref)">ERROR: Do not use a @ref attribute on for a family reference since it can't point to anything.</sch:assert>
</sch:rule>

Source

Github

<elementSpec rend="change" module="core" ident="rs">
   <gloss>referencing string</gloss>
   <desc>contains a general purpose name or referring string.</desc>
   <classes>
      <memberOf key="att.global"/>
      <memberOf key="att.naming"/>
      <memberOf key="model.nameLike"/>
      <memberOf key="att.typed"/>
   </classes>
   <content>
      <macroRef key="macro.phraseSeq"/>
   </content>
   <attList>
      <attDef ident="type" mode="change" usage="req">
         <valList mode="change">
            <valItem mode="add" ident="person">
               <gloss>person</gloss>
               <desc>An indirect reference to a person (e.g. "his father"); use <persName> for direct references (i.e. "John Smith").</desc>
            </valItem>
            <valItem mode="add" ident="event">
               <gloss>event</gloss>
               <desc>An indirect reference to an event (e.g. "the day"); use <name type="event"> for direct references to events.</desc>
            </valItem>
            <valItem mode="add" ident="place">
               <gloss>place</gloss>
               <desc>An indirect reference to a place (e.g. "over there"); use <placeName> for direct references to places (i.e. "Edinburgh").</desc>
            </valItem>
            <valItem mode="add" ident="object">
               <gloss>object</gloss>
               <desc>An indirect reference to an object (e.g. "that thing"); use <name type="object"> for direct references to objects (i.e. "Excalibur").</desc>
            </valItem>
            <valItem mode="add" ident="family">
               <gloss>family</gloss>
               <desc>An reference to a family (e.g. "To my family").</desc>
            </valItem>
         </valList>
      </attDef>
   </attList>
</elementSpec>