Not the opportunity to check the OSIS manual right now, but I would think the markup should be <w type="x-plural">you</w>.
You do not want an empty milestoned element there, but tag the word which you intend to highlight Peter -------- Original-Nachricht -------- > Datum: Wed, 2 May 2012 04:05:22 -0700 (PDT) > Von: David Haslam <dfh...@googlemail.com> > An: sword-devel@crosswire.org > Betreff: [sword-devel] Translations that that use \'you\' for both singular > and plural second person pronouns? > There are several modern English translations that use 'you' for both > singular and plural second person pronouns. > > The printed edition of the NASB springs to mind. The plural forms are all > marked with an asterisk. > > Curiously enough, the word 'plural' is nowhere to be found in the OSIS > reference manual. > > Perhaps this would imply that should anyone wish to make a module in which > the plural forms can be identified, then we'd need to use an attribute > value > extension - one prefixed with "x-". > > For example, the original OSIS XML file for the WEB translation (this was > not used for making the WEB module) did include such a method, i.e. by the > following markup. > > you<w type="x-plural" /> > > Singular forms of 'you' were without the markup. > > btw. The WEB translation is not one with detailed morphology markup other > than this. (i.e. No Strongs, etc) > > Perhaps it would be a useful concept to take up further in the SWORD > engine, > such that the plural forms could be toggled by > GlobalOptionFilter=OSISMorph > ? > > As each such translation might require a different visible marker to > identify the plural form, then the syntax would need to include a marker > attribute. > > David Haslam > > -- > View this message in context: > http://sword-dev.350566.n4.nabble.com/Translations-that-that-use-you-for-both-singular-and-plural-second-person-pronouns-tp4602900.html > Sent from the SWORD Dev mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > _______________________________________________ > sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org > http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel > Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page -- Empfehlen Sie GMX DSL Ihren Freunden und Bekannten und wir belohnen Sie mit bis zu 50,- Euro! https://freundschaftswerbung.gmx.de _______________________________________________ sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page
