grammar_destructions.dita

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 <title>Gaps, lacunae, and damage</title>
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  <p>It is up to the editor to decide whether to reconstruct a word/phrase or not. If you are able
   to reconstruct the missing part(s), e.g. from parallel texts or recurring phrases, use <xref
    href="grammar_brackets.dita">Brackets</xref>. If you can reconstruct the lacuna's word class,
   then use a "representative" (see below).</p>
  <p/>
  <p><b>General representation of gaps and lacunas</b></p>
  <p>If words or even the number of missing words cannot be reconstructed, represent the lacuna with
   the following notations:</p>
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   <li>The marker "--...--" with two hyphens is reserved for damaged parts and cannot be
    lemmatized.</li>
   <li>
    <p>“--nQ--“ with “n” as the number of destroyed quadrats (see examples below).</p>
   </li>
  </ul>
  <p>
   <ul id="ul_ejp_zgf_fx">
    <li>Complete destruction at the end of a line/column: “--Rest der Zeile/Kolumne
     zerstört--".</li>
   </ul>
  </p>
  <p>
   <ul id="ul_ow5_zgf_fx">
    <li>Complete destruction at the beginning of a line/column: “--Anfang der Zeile/Kolumne
     zerstört--".</li>
   </ul>
  </p>
  <p>
   <ul id="ul_jsd_1hf_fx">
    <li>Complete destruction of the rest of the text: “--Rest des Textes zerstört--".</li>
    <li>If there are traces of signs that cannot be identified, use: "--Zeichenreste--".</li>
   </ul>
  </p>
  <p/>
  <p>
   <table id="table_ejz_rnb_lt">
    <tgroup cols="2">
     <colspec colnum="1" colname="col1"/>
     <colspec colnum="2" colname="col2"/>
     <tbody>
      <row>
       <entry><b>Examples</b></entry>
       <entry> </entry>
      </row>
      <row>
       <entry>3 quadrats missing</entry>
       <entry> “--3Q--“</entry>
      </row>
      <row>
       <entry>1,5 quadrats missing</entry>
       <entry>”--1,5Q--“</entry>
      </row>
      <row>
       <entry>4 to 5 quadrats missing</entry>
       <entry>"--4 bis 5Q--"</entry>
      </row>
     </tbody>
    </tgroup>
   </table>
  </p>
  <p>NOTE: Between two "--" you cannot write any further hyphens ("-"): write "--4 bis 5Q--", and
   not "--4-5Q--".</p>
  <p/>
  <p><b>Representatives</b></p>
  <p>If the number of words missing can precisely be determined (e.g. if the words are completely
   lost, but their determinatives preserved), use three underscores in brackets "[___]". E.g.:
   "[___] [___]" for 2 missing words. These representations are treated as words by BTS and can be
   lemmatized. </p>
  <p>In some cases, the missing word's word class, number, and gender can be determined. There are
   entries in the lemma list for each of these options; you have to search the WCN number via the
   magnifying glass (see <xref href="howto_lemmatizing.dita"/>). For a list of the relevant WCN
   numbers, see <xref href="howto_lemmatizing_unknownwords.dita"/>, or alternatively you can search
   for "[Wort]" (full text search with both check-boxes deactivated) and the list will appear at the
   bottom of the results.</p>
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