Parallel Views: Multi-level Encoding of Medieval Nordic Primary Sources
Odd Einar Haugen
This article discusses three principal types of transcription with reference to vernacular Medieval Nordic sources: a facsimile graphic details, diplomatic few but all phonemic distinctions upheld, and normalized regularized orthography. The argues that levels can be accommodated in single multi-level encoding, using the flexibility Extensible Markup Language (XML) Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) guidelines. Special characters abbreviation marks are encoded entities linking these Unicode characters, partly Private Use Area. Words on one or more specified elements supplied lexicographical grammatical information by way attributes. Display various formats such as HTML PDF is managed stylesheets. Thus, XML file allows for several views text, suitable different user groups, linguists, historians, literary critics.
Literary and Linguistic Computing