<gloss>

<gloss> identifies a phrase or word used to provide a gloss or definition for some other word or phrase. 3.3.4 Terms, Glosses, Equivalents, and Descriptions
Modulecore — 3 Elements Available in All TEI Documents
Attributes att.declaring (@decls) att.translatable (@version) att.typed (@type, @subtype)
targetidentifies the associated term element by an absolute or relative URI reference
Status Optional
Datatype 

<rng:ref name="data.pointer"/>
data.pointer
Values should be a valid URI reference that resolves to a term element
cRef(canonical reference) identifies the associated term element using a canonical reference from a scheme defined in a refsDecl element in the TEI header
Status Optional
Datatype 

<rng:ref name="data.pointer"/>
data.pointer
Values the result of applying the algorithm for the resolution of canonical references (described in section 16.2.5 Canonical References) should be a valid URI reference that resolves to a term element
Note
The refsDecl to use may be indicated with the decls attribute.
Used by
model.emphLike model.glossLike
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="gloss">
<rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
<rng:ref name="att.declaring.attributes"/>
<rng:ref name="att.translatable.attributes"/>
<rng:ref name="att.typed.attributes"/>
<rng:choice>
 <rng:optional>
  <rng:attribute name="target">
   <rng:ref name="data.pointer"/>
  </rng:attribute>
 </rng:optional>
 <rng:optional>
  <rng:attribute name="cRef">
   <rng:ref name="data.pointer"/>
  </rng:attribute>
 </rng:optional>
</rng:choice>
<rng:ref name="macro.phraseSeq"/>
</rng:element>
element gloss
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.declaring.attributes,
   att.translatable.attributes,
   att.typed.attributes,
   ( attribute target { data.pointer }? | attribute cRef { data.pointer }? ),
   macro.phraseSeq
}
Example
We may define <term xml:id="tdpv" rend="sc">discoursal point of view</term>
as
<gloss target="#tdpv">the relationship, expressed through discourse
structure, between the implied author or some other addresser,
and the fiction.</gloss>
Note
The target and cRef attributes are mutually exclusive.