[tei-council] more on internationalization

[Laurent Romary]

It is probably a good time to state their meaning more precisely. 
Basically (and under Lou's control):
- <gloss> makes explicit the name that is encoded in the tag name 
(respStmt -> responsability statement); in a sense it provides a term 
(a noun phrase that can be used to designate the corresponding concept)
- <desc> is the definitional field for the element. It is where a TEI 
user should find the reference information for it.
Best,
Laurent

Le 24 mai 05, à 01:08, Sebastian Rahtz a écrit :

>> however, I do
>> not see <gloss>es there, only <desc>s. Are they (in current TEI
>> editorial praxis) mutually exclusive, or what is there relationship?
>>
> a good question. no, they are not mutually exclusive,
> and I think Lou and Laurent would claim to know the difference,
> but I am not convinced that they are used consistently.  <gloss>
> is used for attributes in the way <desc> is used for elements,
> so far as I can see.