Annotations on some tiers can be subdivided into smaller units. In this way, you can for example break up a sentence into different words (or words into morphemes, etc.), as in the following illustration:
Figure 272. Subdividing annotation
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To divide an annotation into smaller units, do the following:
In the Timeline or Interlinear Viewer, click on the annotation that you want to subdivide. It appears in a dark blue frame.
Do one of the following:
Right-click on the selected annotation. A pull-down menu appears. Click on either
or on to subdivide the annotation.Or click on
menu. Then click on either or on to subdivide the annotation.If you click on
, the original annotation is divided and the new annotation is inserted to its left (as in the illustration below). If you click on , it is inserted to its right.Figure 273. New annotation after
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This option is only available for those tiers that are assigned to the stereotypes Time Subdivision and Symbolic Subdivision (see the section called “Basic Information: Annotations, tiers and tier types”). |
An annotation is always subdivided into two units. If you need further subdivisions, repeat the steps above.