Name
foreignphrase — A word or phrase in a language other than the primary language of the document
Synopsis
foreignphrase ::= (text | Bibliography inlines | Graphic inlines | Indexing inlines | Linking inlines | Product inlines | Publishing inlines)*
Attribute synopsis
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.
See Also
abbrev
, acronym
, emphasis
, 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>
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