foreignphrase (db.foreignphrase)
foreignphrase — A word or phrase in a language other than the primary language of the document.
Synopsis
foreignphrase (db.foreignphrase) ::= ![[-]](figs/web/nav/down.gif)
- Zero or more of:
- text
- Bibliography inlines
- Graphic inlines
- Indexing inlines
- Linking inlines
- Product inlines
- Publishing inlines
abbrevacronymcorefdateemphasis(db.emphasis)firstterm(db._firstterm)firstterm(db.firstterm)footnotefootnoterefforeignphrase(db.foreignphrase)glossterm(db._glossterm)glossterm(db.glossterm)phrase(db.phrase)quote(db.quote)subscriptsuperscriptwordasword
Attributes
Description
The foreignphrase element can be used to mark
up the text of a foreign word or phrase. “Foreign” in this
context means that it is a language other than the primary language of
the document and is not intended to be pejorative in any way.
Processing expectations
A foreignphrase is often given special
typographic treatment, such as italics.
Parents ![[+]](figs/web/nav/right.gif)
This element occurs in 56 elements.
Children
This element contains 43 elements.
See Also
abbrev, acronym, emphasis, foreignphrase (db._foreignphrase), phrase, quote, wordasword
Examples
<article xmlns='http://docbook.org/ns/docbook'> <title>Example foreignphrase</title> <para>Like so many others, it became a <foreignphrase>de facto</foreignphrase> standard. </para> </article>
Like so many others, it became a de facto standard.