<interaction>

<interaction> describes the extent, cardinality and nature of any interaction among those producing and experiencing the text, for example in the form of response or interjection, commentary, etc. [15.2.1 The Text Description]
Modulecorpus — 15 Language Corpora
Attributesatt.global (@xml:id, @n, @xml:lang, @rend, @style, @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))
typespecifies the degree of interaction between active and passive participants in the text.
Status Optional
Datatype

<rng:ref name="data.enumerated"/>
data.enumerated
Legal values are:
none
no interaction of any kind, e.g. a monologue
partial
some degree of interaction, e.g. a monologue with set responses
complete
complete interaction, e.g. a face to face conversation
inapplicable
this parameter is inappropriate or inapplicable in this case
activespecifies the number of active participants (or addressors) producing parts of the text.
Status Optional
Datatype

<rng:ref name="data.enumerated"/>
data.enumerated
Suggested values include:
singular
a single addressor
plural
many addressors
corporate
a corporate addressor
unknown
number of addressors unknown or unspecifiable
passivespecifies the number of passive participants (or addressees) to whom a text is directed or in whose presence it is created or performed.
Status Optional
Datatype

<rng:ref name="data.enumerated"/>
data.enumerated
Suggested values include:
self
text is addressed to the originator e.g. a diary
single
text is addressed to one other person e.g. a personal letter
many
text is addressed to a countable number of others e.g. a conversation in which all participants are identified
group
text is addressed to an undefined but fixed number of participants e.g. a lecture
world
text is addressed to an undefined and indeterminately large number e.g. a published book
Used by
Contained by
corpus: textDesc
May contain
Declaration

<rng:element name="interaction">
 <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:optional>
  <rng:attribute name="type">
   <rng:choice>
    <rng:value>none</rng:value>
    <rng:value>partial</rng:value>
    <rng:value>complete</rng:value>
    <rng:value>inapplicable</rng:value>
   </rng:choice>
  </rng:attribute>
 </rng:optional>
 <rng:optional>
  <rng:attribute name="active">
   <rng:choice>
    <rng:value>singular</rng:value>
    <rng:value>plural</rng:value>
    <rng:value>corporate</rng:value>
    <rng:value>unknown</rng:value>
    <rng:data type="Name"/>
   </rng:choice>
  </rng:attribute>
 </rng:optional>
 <rng:optional>
  <rng:attribute name="passive">
   <rng:choice>
    <rng:value>self</rng:value>
    <rng:value>single</rng:value>
    <rng:value>many</rng:value>
    <rng:value>group</rng:value>
    <rng:value>world</rng:value>
    <rng:data type="Name"/>
   </rng:choice>
  </rng:attribute>
 </rng:optional>
 <rng:ref name="macro.phraseSeq.limited"/>
</rng:element>
element interaction
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.global.linking.attributes,
   att.global.analytic.attributes,
   att.global.facs.attributes,
   att.global.change.attributes,
   attribute type { "none" | "partial" | "complete" | "inapplicable" }?,
   attribute active
   {
      "singular" | "plural" | "corporate" | "unknown" | xsd:Name
   }?,
   attribute passive
   {
      "self" | "single" | "many" | "group" | "world" | xsd:Name
   }?,
   macro.phraseSeq.limited
}
Example
<interaction type="complete" active="plural" passive="many"/>
Example
<interaction type="none" active="singular" passive="group"/>