<u>

<u> (utterance) a stretch of speech usually preceded and followed by silence or by a change of speaker. [8.3.1 Utterances]
Modulespoken — 8 Transcriptions of Speech
Attributesatt.global (@xml:id, @n, @xml:lang, @rend, @rendition, @xml:base, @xml:space) (att.global.linking (@corresp, @synch, @sameAs, @copyOf, @next, @prev, @exclude, @select)) (att.global.analytic (@ana)) (att.global.facs (@facs)) (att.global.change (@change)) att.timed (@start, @end) (att.duration.w3c (@dur)) att.declaring (@decls) att.ascribed (@who)
trans(transition) indicates the nature of the transition between this utterance and the previous one.
Status Optional
Datatype 

<rng:ref name="data.enumerated"/>
data.enumerated
Legal values are:
smooth
this utterance begins without unusual pause or rapidity. [Default]
latching
this utterance begins with a markedly shorter pause than normal.
overlap
this utterance begins before the previous one has finished.
pause
this utterance begins after a noticeable pause.
Used by
model.divPart.spoken
Contained by
core: item note q quote said stage
drama: castList epilogue performance prologue set view
figures: figure
header: change handNote licence scriptNote typeNote
msdescription: accMat acquisition additions collation condition custEvent decoNote filiation foliation layout musicNotation origin provenance source support surrogates
tagdocs: specGrp
textstructure: argument body div div1 div2 div3 div4 div5 div6 div7 epigraph postscript
transcr: metamark
May contain
analysis: c cl interp interpGrp m pc phr s span spanGrp w
certainty: certainty precision respons
core: abbr add address binaryObject cb choice corr date del distinct email emph expan foreign gap gb 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: figure formula notatedMusic
gaiji: g
header: idno
iso-fs: fLib fs fvLib
linking: alt altGrp anchor join joinGrp link linkGrp seg timeline
msdescription: catchwords depth dim dimensions height heraldry locus locusGrp material objectType origDate origPlace secFol signatures stamp watermark width
namesdates: addName affiliation bloc climate country district forename genName geo geogFeat geogName location nameLink offset orgName persName placeName population region roleName settlement state surname terrain trait
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 listTranspose metamark mod redo restore retrace space subst substJoin supplied surplus undo
verse: caesura rhyme
Declaration

<rng:element name="u">
 <rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.linking.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.analytic.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.facs.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.change.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.timed.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.duration.w3c.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.declaring.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.ascribed.attributes"/>
 <rng:optional>
  <rng:attribute name="trans" a:defaultValue="smooth">
   <rng:choice>
    <rng:value>smooth</rng:value>
    <rng:value>latching</rng:value>
    <rng:value>overlap</rng:value>
    <rng:value>pause</rng:value>
   </rng:choice>
  </rng:attribute>
 </rng:optional>
 <rng:zeroOrMore>
  <rng:choice>
   <rng:text/>
   <rng:ref name="model.gLike"/>
   <rng:ref name="model.phrase"/>
   <rng:ref name="model.global"/>
  </rng:choice>
 </rng:zeroOrMore>
</rng:element>
element u
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.global.linking.attributes,
   att.global.analytic.attributes,
   att.global.facs.attributes,
   att.global.change.attributes,
   att.timed.attributes,
   att.duration.w3c.attributes,
   att.declaring.attributes,
   att.ascribed.attributes,
   attribute trans { "smooth" | "latching" | "overlap" | "pause" }?,
   ( text | model.gLike | model.phrase | model.global )*
}
Example
<u who="#spkr1">if did you set</u>
<u trans="latching" who="#spkr2">well Joe and I set it between us</u>
<list type="speakers">
 <item xml:id="spkr1"/>
 <item xml:id="spkr2"/>
</list>
Note
Prose and a mixture of speech elements
Although individual transcriptions may consistently use u elements for turns or other units, and although in most cases a u will be delimited by pause or change of speaker, u is not required to represent a turn or any communicative event, nor to be bounded by pauses or change of speaker. At a minimum, a u is some phonetic production by a given speaker.