<foreign>

<foreign> (foreign) identifies a word or phrase as belonging to some language other than that of the surrounding text. 3.3.2.1 Foreign Words or Expressions
Modulecore — 3 Elements Available in All TEI Documents
AttributesGlobal attributes only
Used by
model.emphLike
May contain
analysis: c cl interp interpGrp m phr s span spanGrp w
certainty: certainty respons
core: abbr add address binaryObject cb choice corr date del distinct email emph expan foreign gap gloss graphic hi index lb measure measureGrp mentioned milestone name note num orig pb ptr ref reg rs sic soCalled term time title unclear
dictionaries: lang oRef oVar pRef pVar
figures: formula
gaiji: g
iso-fs: fLib fs fvLib
linking: alt altGrp anchor join joinGrp link linkGrp seg timeline
msdescription: catchwords depth dimensions height heraldry locus locusGrp material origDate origPlace secFol signatures stamp watermark width
namesdates: addName affiliation bloc country district forename genName geo geogFeat geogName nameLink offset orgName persName placeName region roleName settlement state surname
spoken: incident kinesic pause shift vocal writing
tagdocs: att code gi ident specDesc specList tag val
textcrit: app witDetail
transcr: addSpan am damage damageSpan delSpan ex fw handShift restore space subst supplied
verse: caesura rhyme
Declaration

<rng:element name="foreign">
<rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
<rng:ref name="macro.phraseSeq"/>
</rng:element>
element foreign { att.global.attributes, macro.phraseSeq }
Example
This is heathen Greek to you still?
Your <foreign xml:lang="la">lapis philosophicus</foreign>?
Note
The global xml:lang attribute should be supplied for this element to identify the language of the word or phrase marked. As elsewhere, its value should be a language tag as defined in vi.1. Language identification.
This element is intended for use only where no other element is available to mark the phrase or words concerned. The global xml:lang attribute should be used in preference to this element where it is intended to mark the language of the whole of some text element.
The distinct element may be used to identify phrases belonging to sublanguages or registers not generally regarded as true languages.