Talk:Textual variations

=Small variations =

Small variations are smaller than one segment in length. Where a word has the same spelling, but differs in pointing or punctuation, this form of variant is appropriate.

Small variations are encoded using the tei:choice element and its children, j:option, within a segment in the text repository.

Example
The following shows an example of a minor variant text in the pointing of the kaddish:

When the variant text requires an instruction for the user, it should never be handled as a "small variant." Such a variant must always be at least one whole segment long, because it will likely need to be an independently addressable unit.

=Texts with large variations in content=

A "large" variation is at least one segment in length. When texts have large variations, the encoder must make a choice: