def parsecommonarguments(object, doc, annotationtype, required, allowed, **kwargs):
    """Internal function to parse common FoLiA attributes and sets up the instance accordingly. Do not invoke directly."""

    object.doc = doc #The FoLiA root document

    if required is None:
        required = tuple()
    if allowed is None:
        allowed = tuple()

    supported = required + allowed


    if 'generate_id_in' in kwargs:
        try:
            kwargs['id'] = kwargs['generate_id_in'].generate_id(object.__class__)
        except GenerateIDException:
            pass #ID could not be generated, just skip
        del kwargs['generate_id_in']



    if 'id' in kwargs:
        if Attrib.ID not in supported:
            raise ValueError("ID is not supported on " + object.__class__.__name__)
        isncname(kwargs['id'])
        object.id = kwargs['id']
        del kwargs['id']
    elif Attrib.ID in required:
        raise ValueError("ID is required for " + object.__class__.__name__)
    else:
        object.id = None

    if 'set' in kwargs:
        if Attrib.CLASS not in supported and not object.SETONLY:
            raise ValueError("Set is not supported on " + object.__class__.__name__)
        if not kwargs['set']:
            object.set ="undefined"
        else:
            object.set = kwargs['set']
        del kwargs['set']

        if object.set:
            if doc and (not (annotationtype in doc.annotationdefaults) or not (object.set in doc.annotationdefaults[annotationtype])):
                if object.set in doc.alias_set:
                    object.set = doc.alias_set[object.set]
                elif doc.autodeclare:
                    doc.annotations.append( (annotationtype, object.set ) )
                    doc.annotationdefaults[annotationtype] = {object.set: {} }
                else:
                    raise ValueError("Set '" + object.set + "' is used for " + object.__class__.__name__ + ", but has no declaration!")
    elif annotationtype in doc.annotationdefaults and len(doc.annotationdefaults[annotationtype]) == 1:
        object.set = list(doc.annotationdefaults[annotationtype].keys())[0]
    elif object.ANNOTATIONTYPE == AnnotationType.TEXT:
        object.set = "undefined" #text content needs never be declared (for backward compatibility) and is in set 'undefined'
    elif Attrib.CLASS in required: #or (hasattr(object,'SETONLY') and object.SETONLY):
        raise ValueError("Set is required for " + object.__class__.__name__)


    if 'class' in kwargs:
        if not Attrib.CLASS in supported:
            raise ValueError("Class is not supported for " + object.__class__.__name__)
        object.cls = kwargs['class']
        del kwargs['class']
    elif 'cls' in kwargs:
        if not Attrib.CLASS in supported:
            raise ValueError("Class is not supported on " + object.__class__.__name__)
        object.cls = kwargs['cls']
        del kwargs['cls']
    elif Attrib.CLASS in required:
        raise ValueError("Class is required for " + object.__class__.__name__)

    if object.cls and not object.set:
        if doc and doc.autodeclare:
            if not (annotationtype, 'undefined') in doc.annotations:
                doc.annotations.append( (annotationtype, 'undefined') )
                doc.annotationdefaults[annotationtype] = {'undefined': {} }
            object.set = 'undefined'
        else:
            raise ValueError("Set is required for " + object.__class__.__name__ +  ". Class '" + object.cls + "' assigned without set.")





    if 'annotator' in kwargs:
        if not Attrib.ANNOTATOR in supported:
            raise ValueError("Annotator is not supported for " + object.__class__.__name__)
        object.annotator = kwargs['annotator']
        del kwargs['annotator']
    elif doc and annotationtype in doc.annotationdefaults and object.set in doc.annotationdefaults[annotationtype] and 'annotator' in doc.annotationdefaults[annotationtype][object.set]:
        object.annotator = doc.annotationdefaults[annotationtype][object.set]['annotator']
    elif Attrib.ANNOTATOR in required:
        raise ValueError("Annotator is required for " + object.__class__.__name__)


    if 'annotatortype' in kwargs:
        if not Attrib.ANNOTATOR in supported:
            raise ValueError("Annotatortype is not supported for " + object.__class__.__name__)
        if kwargs['annotatortype'] == 'auto' or kwargs['annotatortype'] == AnnotatorType.AUTO:
            object.annotatortype = AnnotatorType.AUTO
        elif kwargs['annotatortype'] == 'manual' or kwargs['annotatortype']  == AnnotatorType.MANUAL:
            object.annotatortype = AnnotatorType.MANUAL
        else:
            raise ValueError("annotatortype must be 'auto' or 'manual', got "  + repr(kwargs['annotatortype']))
        del kwargs['annotatortype']
    elif doc and annotationtype in doc.annotationdefaults and object.set in doc.annotationdefaults[annotationtype] and 'annotatortype' in doc.annotationdefaults[annotationtype][object.set]:
        object.annotatortype = doc.annotationdefaults[annotationtype][object.set]['annotatortype']
    elif Attrib.ANNOTATOR in required:
        raise ValueError("Annotatortype is required for " + object.__class__.__name__)

    if 'confidence' in kwargs:
        if not Attrib.CONFIDENCE in supported:
            raise ValueError("Confidence is not supported")
        if kwargs['confidence'] is not None:
            try:
                object.confidence = float(kwargs['confidence'])
                assert object.confidence >= 0.0 and object.confidence <= 1.0
            except:
                raise ValueError("Confidence must be a floating point number between 0 and 1, got " + repr(kwargs['confidence']) )
        del kwargs['confidence']
    elif Attrib.CONFIDENCE in required:
        raise ValueError("Confidence is required for " + object.__class__.__name__)



    if 'n' in kwargs:
        if not Attrib.N in supported:
            raise ValueError("N is not supported for " + object.__class__.__name__)
        object.n = kwargs['n']
        del kwargs['n']
    elif Attrib.N in required:
        raise ValueError("N is required for " + object.__class__.__name__)

    if 'datetime' in kwargs:
        if not Attrib.DATETIME in supported:
            raise ValueError("Datetime is not supported")
        if isinstance(kwargs['datetime'], datetime):
            object.datetime = kwargs['datetime']
        else:

            #try:
            object.datetime = parse_datetime(kwargs['datetime'])
            #except:
            #    raise ValueError("Unable to parse datetime: " + str(repr(kwargs['datetime'])))
        del kwargs['datetime']
    elif doc and annotationtype in doc.annotationdefaults and object.set in doc.annotationdefaults[annotationtype] and 'datetime' in doc.annotationdefaults[annotationtype][object.set]:
        object.datetime = doc.annotationdefaults[annotationtype][object.set]['datetime']
    elif Attrib.DATETIME in required:
        raise ValueError("Datetime is required for " + object.__class__.__name__)

    if 'src' in kwargs:
        if not Attrib.SRC in supported:
            raise ValueError("Source is not supported for " + object.__class__.__name__)
        object.src = kwargs['src']
        del kwargs['src']
    elif Attrib.SRC in required:
        raise ValueError("Source is required for " + object.__class__.__name__)

    if 'begintime' in kwargs:
        if not Attrib.BEGINTIME in supported:
            raise ValueError("Begintime is not supported for " + object.__class__.__name__)
        object.begintime = parsetime(kwargs['begintime'])
        del kwargs['begintime']
    elif Attrib.BEGINTIME in required:
        raise ValueError("Begintime is required for " + object.__class__.__name__)

    if 'endtime' in kwargs:
        if not Attrib.ENDTIME in supported:
            raise ValueError("Endtime is not supported for " + object.__class__.__name__)
        object.endtime = parsetime(kwargs['endtime'])
        del kwargs['endtime']
    elif Attrib.ENDTIME in required:
        raise ValueError("Endtime is required for " + object.__class__.__name__)


    if 'speaker' in kwargs:
        if not Attrib.SPEAKER in supported:
            raise ValueError("Speaker is not supported for " + object.__class__.__name__)
        object.speaker = kwargs['speaker']
        del kwargs['speaker']
    elif Attrib.SPEAKER in required:
        raise ValueError("Speaker is required for " + object.__class__.__name__)

    if 'auth' in kwargs:
        if kwargs['auth'] in ('no','false'):
            object.auth = False
        else:
            object.auth = bool(kwargs['auth'])
        del kwargs['auth']
    else:
        object.auth = object.__class__.AUTH



    if 'text' in kwargs:
        if kwargs['text']:
            object.settext(kwargs['text'])
        del kwargs['text']

    if 'phon' in kwargs:
        if kwargs['phon']:
            object.setphon(kwargs['phon'])
        del kwargs['phon']

    if 'textclass' in kwargs:
        if not Attrib.TEXTCLASS in supported:
            raise ValueError("Textclass is not supported for " + object.__class__.__name__)
        object.textclass = kwargs['textclass']
        del kwargs['textclass']
    else:
        if Attrib.TEXTCLASS in supported:
            object.textclass = "current"

    if 'metadata' in kwargs:
        if not Attrib.METADATA in supported:
            raise ValueError("Metadata is not supported for " + object.__class__.__name__)
        object.metadata = kwargs['metadata']
        if doc:
            try:
                doc.submetadata[kwargs['metadata']]
            except KeyError:
                raise KeyError("No such metadata defined: " + kwargs['metadata'])
        del kwargs['metadata']

    if object.XLINK:
        if 'href' in kwargs:
            object.href =kwargs['href']
            del kwargs['href']
        if 'xlinktype' in kwargs:
            object.xlinktype = kwargs['xlinktype']
            del kwargs['xlinktype']
        if 'xlinkrole' in kwargs:
            object.xlinkrole = kwargs['xlinkrole']
            del kwargs['xlinkrole']
        if 'xlinklabel' in kwargs:
            object.xlinklabel = kwargs['xlinklabel']
            del kwargs['xlinklabel']
        if 'xlinkshow' in kwargs:
            object.xlinkshow = kwargs['xlinkshow']
            del kwargs['xlinklabel']
        if 'xlinktitle' in kwargs:
            object.xlinktitle = kwargs['xlinktitle']
            del kwargs['xlinktitle']

    if doc and doc.debug >= 2:
        print("   @id           = ", repr(object.id),file=stderr)
        print("   @set          = ", repr(object.set),file=stderr)
        print("   @class        = ", repr(object.cls),file=stderr)
        print("   @annotator    = ", repr(object.annotator),file=stderr)
        print("   @annotatortype= ", repr(object.annotatortype),file=stderr)
        print("   @confidence   = ", repr(object.confidence),file=stderr)
        print("   @n            = ", repr(object.n),file=stderr)
        print("   @datetime     = ", repr(object.datetime),file=stderr)



    #set index
    if object.id and doc:
        if object.id in doc.index:
            if doc.debug >= 1: print("[PyNLPl FoLiA DEBUG] Duplicate ID not permitted:" + object.id,file=stderr)
            raise DuplicateIDError("Duplicate ID not permitted: " + object.id)
        else:
            if doc.debug >= 1: print("[PyNLPl FoLiA DEBUG] Adding to index: " + object.id,file=stderr)
            doc.index[object.id] = object

    #Parse feature attributes (shortcut for feature specification for some elements)
    for c in object.ACCEPTED_DATA:
        if issubclass(c, Feature):
            if c.SUBSET in kwargs:
                if kwargs[c.SUBSET]:
                    object.append(c,cls=kwargs[c.SUBSET])
                del kwargs[c.SUBSET]

    return kwargs