I agree with James's usage, similar as mine. Maybe we could say that <corr/> is for "trivial" corrections on the level of spelling, weird word order, word-written-instead-of-another, etc., when <supplied/> is always additive and used for more "essential" corrections to the text, with elements that may be less evident than the corrections in <corr/> / <sic/>, where the editor mkes more of an editorial decision than a mere evident spelling correction. 

BTW, as a side note, don't anyone think that <corr/> / <sic/> and <supplied/> are examples of the awkward connection between the "primary source transcription" and "critical apparatus" modules? One more thing to add to the critical apparatus workgroup wiki... ;)

Best wishes, M. 


On 8 May 2012 12:54, James Cummings <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
On 08/05/12 11:22, Gerrit Brüning wrote:
The Guidelines state:
"Where the transcriber considers that one or more words have been
erroneously omitted in the original source and corrects this
omission, the <supplied> element discussed in 11.3.1.7 [...]
should be used in preference to <corr>."
(http://www.tei-c.org/release/doc/tei-p5-doc/en/html/PH.html#PHCC)
We must admit to breaking this rule. And I still cannot see why
<corr> is wrong, because it seems to me that with <corr> the
editor what is ERRONEOUSLY not present in the source, whereas
<supplied> is for passages which are not erroneous, but, for
example, damaged or deleted.
What is the right way to go?

Hi Gerrit,

Speaking only for myself I view <supplied> as a further refinement to <corr>.  I.e. <corr> says 'there was a mistake here, and here is the correct version' (in parallel with <sic>) and <supplied> says 'the original had nothing here, but to be correct I think it should contain this'.  i.e. <supplied> is always additive where as <corr> could be removing something or just replacing the error with the corrected form.

So for example:

<choice>
<sic>A mistakke</sic>
<corr>A mistake</corr>
</choice>

vs

<choice>
<sic>A mistke</sic>
<corr>A mistake here</corr>
</choice>

vs

<choice>
<sic>A mistke</sic>
<corr>A mist<supplied>a</supplied>ke <supplied>here</supplied></corr>
</choice>

assuming the 'here' is not there because of damage, all work for me. But in the end I think it depends on your project's editorial principles. As long as you are internally consistent and document what your project does, that is most important.  But, for me, I do think there is a difference between <corr> and <supplied>.

-James

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