### Punctuation

- List of tags
- Sentence-final punctuation
- Sentence-internal punctuation
- Single and double quotes

Punctuation and CODE material is attached as high as possible in the tree.

#### List of tags

E_S or . | sentence-final punctuation
, | sentence-internal punctuation
' | single quote
" | double quote

#### Sentence-final punctuation

Final punctuation indicates the end of a token. Note, however, that tokens can terminate without any punctuation.

In the PPCME2, final punctuation is tagged `E_S` in the parsed files and with a period in the POS and text files. In the PPCEME, a period is used throughout.

            For_CONJ I_PRO have_HVP bene_BEN at_P kynge_NPR
            Royns_NPR$ ,_. CMMALORY,45.25_ID

            for_CONJ hit_PRO was_BED tolde_VAN me_PRO there_EX
            were_BED passyng_ADV good_ADJ knyghtes_NS ;_.
            CMMALORY,45.26_ID

            and_CONJ he_PRO and_CONJ all_Q his_PRO$ knyghtes_NS hath_HVP
            assayde_VBN CMMALORY,45.27_ID

            and_CONJ none_Q can_MD spede_VB ._. '_' CMMALORY,45.28_ID

#### Sentence-internal punctuation

Periods in the text that are not used as sentential punctuation are not separated from the word they belong to. These include periods indicating abbreviation and surrounding numbers and certain words (e.g., `.x. .Mon.`).

            Ne_NEG mei_MD na_Q .Mon._MAN cume_VB in_RP to_P
            godes_NPR$ riche_N bote_P he_PRO beo_BEP ifulhted_VAN ._.
            CMLAMB1.73.17_ID

            +Tis_D word_N .credo._NPR Mon_MAN mei_MD understonden_VB
            ._, on_P +tro_NUM wise_N ._. CMLAMB1.75.43_ID

            +Te_D .v._NUM is_BEP dunt_N ._, CMANCRIW,II.150.2043_ID

            ant_CONJ segge+d_VBI In_FW nomine_FW Patris_FW ,_,
            etc._FW ,_. CMANCRIW,I.54.128_ID

All other sentence punctuation (except quotes) that does not coincide with the end of a token is tagged with a comma.

            +tet_D an_ONE is_BEP rihte_ADJ ileue_N ._, +tet_D
            o+der_OTHER ;_, fulluht_N ._, +tet_D +dridde_ADJ ;_,
            feir_ADJ lif_N to_TO leden_VB on_P +tisse_D liue_N ._.
            CMLAMB1,73.7_ID

#### Single and double quotes

Single and double quotation marks are tagged as such. Directionality is not preserved. In general, quotation marks beginning continuing lines of quoted speech have been removed from the text, while those beginning continuing paragraphs of quoted speech have been retained.

            '_' Thys_D ys_BEP a_D grete_ADJ mervayle_N ,_, '_'
            seyde_VBD Arthure_NPR ._. CMMALORY,45.29_ID

            and_CONJ seyde_VBD ,_, '_' "_" For_P thy_PRO$ love_N
            I_PRO leffte_VBD my_PRO$ contrey_N ,_. CMMALORY,641.3990_ID

            and_CONJ syth_P ye_PRO sholl_MD departe_VB frome_P
            me_PRO oute_RP of_P thys_D worlde_N ,_, leve_VBI
            me_PRO som_Q $tokyn_N that_C I_PRO may_MD thynke_VB
            on_P you_PRO ._. "_" '_' CMMALORY,641.3991_ID