Abbreviation Headwords

Capture headwords that are abbreviations using the attribute abbrev="y". (This is irrespective of the availability of an expansion for the abbreviation).

//headword[@abbrev="y"]

Typecodes abbreviate headword

ABR	Abbreviation Headword

Capture punctuation around the abbreviation within the headword tags.


      <headword abbrev="y">D.N.A.</headword>


      <headword type="place" abbrev="y">USA</headword>

Abbreviation in headwords should use expansion tagging if the expansion appears within the abbreviations section at the front of the book, at the back of the book, or directly following the headword. In these cases the abbrev and abbrevExpansion tagging should be used.

Example (expansion follows directly after headword)


      <headwordGroup>
        <headword type="place" abbrev="y"><abbrev ref="acref-9780199290543-e-1-abbrevExpansion-0557">USA</abbrev>
        </headword>
        <headwordInfo><p>(<abbrevExpansion id="acref-9780199290543-e-1-abbrevExpansion-0557">United States of
              America</abbrevExpansion>)</p>
        </headwordInfo>
      </headwordGroup>