Editing Hittite:Glossing recommendations

== Examples for common forms ==

(In preperation.)

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== Extra Glossing transcription line ==
Traditional scholarly transliteration as well as bound transcription of '''Hittite''' uses punctuation, too. This punctuation is in conflict with the punctuation as defined by the [[Glossing Rules]].

Compare the following table:
{| class="wikitable"
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! Puctuation !! Meaning in scholarly<br/>transliterations of Hittite !! Meaning in scholarly <br/>bound transcription of Hittite !! Meaning in <br/>Glossing transcription line !! Meaning in <br/>Glossing line 
|-
| align="center" | '''.''' || colspan="2" | {{Orange| Separates Sumerograms}} || — || [[Glossing_Rules#Punctuation_period_expert|''Portmanteau'']] morpheme
|-
| align="center" | '''-''' || {{Red|Seperates syllabograms}} || {{Red|Seperates Akkadograms}} ||  colspan="2" |[[Glossing_Rules#Punctuation_hyphen|Affix]]
|-
| align="center" | '''=''' || — || Clitic || colspan="2" | [[Glossing_Rules#Punctuation_colon|Clitic]] 
|-
| align="center" | '''(&nbsp;)''' || — || {{Orange|Non-overt phonemes,  <br/>scholarly reconstruction}} || — || [[Glossing_Rules#Punctuation_parentheses|Inherent]] category
|-
| align="center" | '''[&nbsp;]''' || colspan="2" | {{Orange| Completely destroyed text (''lacuna''), <br/>potentially with reconstructed content}} || — || [[Glossing_Rules#Punctuation_square_brackets|‘Zero’ morpheme]]
|-
| align="center" | '''&lceil;&nbsp;&rceil;''' || colspan="2" | Partially destroyed text, <br/>usually with reconstructed content || colspan="2" |  — 
|-
| align="center" | '''{&nbsp;}''' || colspan="2" | Emendation of a scribal error (deletion) || colspan="2" |  — 
|-
| align="center" | '''&lt;&nbsp;&gt;''' || colspan="2" | {{Red|Emendation of a scribal error (addition)}} || colspan="2" | [[Glossing_Rules#Punctuation_angle_brackets|Infix]]
|-
| align="center" | '''~''' || colspan="2" | — || colspan="2" | [[Glossing_Rules#Punctuation_tilde|Reduplication]] morpheme
|-
| align="center" | '''{{tf}}''' || colspan="2" | —  || — || [[Glossing_Rules#Punctuation_transfix|Transfix]] 
|-
| align="center" | '''_''' || colspan="2" | — || [[Glossing_Rules#Punctuation_underscore_object_language|Fixed phrase]] || [[Glossing_Rules#Punctuation_underscore_gloss|Fixed phrase]] 
|-
| align="center" | '''\''' || colspan="2" | — || — || [[Glossing_Rules#Punctuation_backslash|''Ablaut'']] phenomenon
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| align="center" | '''/''' || colspan="2" | (Options) || — || [[Glossing_Rules#Punctuation_slash|Ambigous]] morpheme
|}

In order to prevent any confusion, it is strongly advisable or, as far as “-” and “&lt;&nbsp;&gt;” are concerned, even mandatory not to use these symbols in their traditional meaning in the Glossing transcription line (directly above the Glossing line). Keep in mind that the '''number and sequence of “-”, “=”, “~”, and “&lt;&nbsp;&gt;” in the Glossing transcription and the gloss needs to [[Glossing_Rules#Correct_sequential_alignment|match exactly]]'''.

; Problematic examples:
{| {{Wrong glossing table}} |
|-
| '''Transliteration''' || LUGAL || <sup>URU</sup>''Ku{{Red|<nowiki>-</nowiki>}}uš{{Red|<nowiki>-</nowiki>}}ša{{Red|<nowiki>-</nowiki>}}{{Red|&lt;}}ra{{Red|&gt;}}'' || URU{{Red|<nowiki>-</nowiki>}}''az'' || ''kat{{Red|<nowiki>-</nowiki>}}ta'' || ''{{Orange|<nowiki>[</nowiki>}}pa{{Red|<nowiki>-</nowiki>}}{{Orange|<nowiki>]</nowiki>}}an{{Red|<nowiki>-</nowiki>}}ga{{Red|<nowiki>-</nowiki>}}ri{{Red|<nowiki>-</nowiki>}}it'' || ''ụ́{{Orange|<nowiki>[</nowiki>}}{{Red|<nowiki>-</nowiki>}}it{{Orange|<nowiki>]</nowiki>}}'' 
|- 
| '''Glosses''' || king || TOPN || city:ABL || down || mass:INSTR || come:PRT.3SG.ACT
|}
{{Translation|‘The king of ''Kussara'' [came] down from the city with great (power).’}} 

{| {{Wrong glossing table}} |
|- 
| '''Bound transcription''' || LUGAL || <sup>URU</sup>''Kussa{{Red|&lt;}}ra{{Red|&gt;}}'' || URU{{Red|<nowiki>-</nowiki>}}''az'' || ''katta'' || ''{{Orange|<nowiki>[</nowiki>}}pa{{Orange|<nowiki>]</nowiki>}}ngarit'' || ''u{{Orange|<nowiki>[</nowiki>}}et{{Orange|<nowiki>]</nowiki>}}''
|- 
| '''Glosses''' || king || TOPN || city:ABL || down || mass:INSTR || come:PRT.3SG.ACT
|}
{{Translation|‘The king of ''Kussara'' [came] down from the city with great (power).’}} 

Consequently, the encoder needs to add '''an extra ‘Glossing transcription line’''' between the traditional Transliteration line (or traditional Bound transcription line) and the Glossing line. 

; Examples:
{| {{Glossing table}} |
|-
| '''Transliteration''' || LUGAL || <sup>URU</sup>''Ku-uš-ša-&lt;ra&gt;'' || URU-''az'' || ''kat-ta'' || ''[pa-]an-ga-ri-it'' || ''ụ́[-it]'' 
|- 
| '''Glossing transcription''' || LUGAL || Kussara || URUaz || katta || pangarit
|- 
| '''Glosses''' || king || TOPN || city:ABL || down || mass:INSTR || come:PRT.3SG.ACT || uet
|}
{{Translation|‘The king of ''Kussara'' [came] down from the city with great (power).’}} 


{| {{Glossing table}} |
|- 
| '''Bound transcription''' || LUGAL || <sup>URU</sup>''Kussa&lt;ra&gt;'' || URU-''az'' || ''katta'' || ''[pa]ngarit'' || ''u[et]''
|-
| '''Glossing transcription''' || LUGAL || Kussara || URUaz || katta || pangarit || uet
|- 
| '''Glosses''' || king || TOPN || city:ABL || down || mass:INSTR || come:PRT.3SG.ACT
|}
{{Translation|‘The king of ''Kussara'' [came] down from the city with great (power).’}} 

In the Glossing transcription line, all symbols need to be used according to the [[Glossing Rules]]. In the Traditional transliteration line, however, the encoder may use all the symbols according to his/her scholarly tradition.

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== Hands-on transcription transformation guidelines ==
To '''derive a valid Glossing transcription line''' from a traditional transliteration or transcription line, the follwoing hand-on rules may help.

Compare the following table:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Traditional <br/>transliteration <br/>line !! Traditional <br/>transcription <br/>line !! Glossing <br/>transliteration line !! Examples
|-
| align="center" colspan ="2" rowspan="2" | '''.''' || make bound transcription ||  
|-
| keep it (if bound transcription impossible) || LUGAL.GAL → LUGAL.GAL king:great ‘Great King’
|-
| align="center" | {{Red|'''-'''}} || || make bound transcription  || ''Ku-uš-ša-ra'' → Kussara TOPN ‘''Kussara''’ <br/>URU-''az'' → URUaz city:ABL ‘from (the) city’
|-
| || align="center" | {{Red|'''-'''}} || “.” (like with Sumerograms) || GAL-''ŠUNU'' → GAL.ŠUNU great:POSS.3PL.M ‘their leader’ 
|-
| || align="center" | = || keep it ([[Glossing_Rules#Punctuation_equal_sign|clitic]]) || ''me-e-ni-im-me-et'' → mēni=mmet face:ACC.SG=POSS.1SG.ACC.SG.N ‘my face’
|-
| || align="center" | '''(&nbsp;)''' || leave parentheses out; <br/>keep content || {{Contribute}}
|-
| align="center"  colspan ="2" | {{Red|'''&lt;&nbsp;&gt;'''}} || leave brackets out; <br/>keep content || <sup>URU</sup>''Kussa&lt;ra&gt;'' → Kussara TOPN ‘''Kussara''’
|-
| align="center"  colspan ="2" | '''{&nbsp;}''' || leave brackets and content out || <sup>URU</sup>''Kussa{sa}ra'' → Kussara TOPN ‘''Kussara''’ 
|-
| align="center"  colspan ="2" | '''[&nbsp;]''' || leave brackets out; <br/>keep content or leave it out || <sup>URU</sup>''[Kussa]ra'' → Kussara TOPN ‘''Kussara''’ <br/><sup>URU</sup>''[Kussa]ra'' → [__]ra ‘[''destroyed'']’
|-
| align="center"  colspan ="2" | '''&lceil;&nbsp;&rceil;''' || leave brackets out; <br/>keep content || <sup>URU</sup>''&lceil;Kussa&rceil;ra'' → Kussara TOPN ‘''Kussara''’ 
|}