DocBook Publishers: The Definitive Guide  (Version 1.2.1 for DocBook 5.1)

phrase (db._phrase)

phrase — A limited span of text.

Synopsis

phrase (db._phrase) ::= [-]

Description

This variant of phrase is used in places where the content model is restricted to only the “ubiquitous” inlines.

Processing expectations

Formatted inline.

Children

The following elements occur in phrase: text, abbrev, acronym, alt, anchor, biblioref, coref, date, emphasis (db._emphasis), firstterm (db._firstterm), footnote, footnoteref, foreignphrase (db._foreignphrase), glossterm (db._glossterm), indexterm (db.indexterm.endofrange), indexterm (db.indexterm.singular), indexterm (db.indexterm.startofrange), inlinemediaobject, link, olink, phrase (db._phrase), quote (db._quote), remark, subscript, superscript, trademark, wordasword, xref.