<purpose>

<purpose> characterizes a single purpose or communicative function of the text. [15.2.1 The Text Description]
Modulecorpus — Language Corpora
Attributesatt.global (@xml:id, @n, @xml:lang, @xml:base, @xml:space) (att.global.rendition (@rend, @style, @rendition)) (att.global.linking (@corresp, @synch, @sameAs, @copyOf, @next, @prev, @exclude, @select)) (att.global.analytic (@ana)) (att.global.facs (@facs)) (att.global.change (@change)) (att.global.responsibility (@cert, @resp))
typespecifies a particular kind of purpose. Suggested values include: 1] persuade; 2] express; 3] inform; 4] entertain
Status Optional
Datatype

<rng:ref name="data.enumerated"/>
data.enumerated
Suggested values include:
persuade
didactic, advertising, propaganda, etc.
express
self expression, confessional, etc.
inform
convey information, educate, etc.
entertain
amuse, entertain, etc.
degreespecifies the extent to which this purpose predominates.
Status Optional
Datatype

<rng:ref name="data.certainty"/>
data.certainty
Note

Values should be interpreted as follows.

high
this purpose is predominant
medium
this purpose is intermediate
low
this purpose is weak
unknown
extent unknown
Contained by
corpus: textDesc
May contain
Declaration

<rng:element name="purpose">
 <rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.rendition.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:ref name="att.global.responsibility.attributes"/>
 <rng:optional>
  <rng:attribute name="type">
   <rng:choice>
    <rng:value>persuade</rng:value>
    <rng:value>express</rng:value>
    <rng:value>inform</rng:value>
    <rng:value>entertain</rng:value>
    <rng:data type="Name"/>
   </rng:choice>
  </rng:attribute>
 </rng:optional>
 <rng:optional>
  <rng:attribute name="degree">
   <rng:ref name="data.certainty"/>
  </rng:attribute>
 </rng:optional>
 <rng:ref name="macro.phraseSeq.limited"/>
</rng:element>
element purpose
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.global.rendition.attributes,
   att.global.linking.attributes,
   att.global.analytic.attributes,
   att.global.facs.attributes,
   att.global.change.attributes,
   att.global.responsibility.attributes,
   attribute type
   {
      "persuade" | "express" | "inform" | "entertain" | xsd:Name
   }?,
   attribute degree { data.certainty }?,
   macro.phraseSeq.limited
}
Example
<purpose type="persuadedegree="high"/>
<purpose type="entertaindegree="low"/>
Note

Usually empty, unless some further clarification of the type attribute is needed, in which case it may contain running prose