<vAlt> (Value alternation) provides alternative (disjunctive) values for a feature.
Attributes:
mutExcl indicates whether values are mutually exclusive.
Datatype: (Y|N)
Legal values:
Y indicates that the values are mutually exclusive.
N indicates that the values are not mutually exclusive.
Default: #IMPLIED
Example
<vAlt mutExcl=Y><sym value=masculine><sym value=neuter></vAlt>
Tagsetadditional tag set for feature structures
ClasscomplexVal [and indirectly also:] featureVal
Filenameteifs2
Content: Two or more feature values.
Parentsf fsLib fvLib if vAlt vDefault vRange
Childrenany dft fs minus msr nbr none null plus rate str sym uncertain vAlt
Declaration
<!ELEMENT vAlt          - -  ((plus | minus | any | none | dft 
                             | uncertain | null | sym | nbr | 
                             msr | rate | str | vAlt | fs), 
                             (plus | minus | any | none | dft | 
                             uncertain | null | sym | nbr | msr 
                             | rate | str | vAlt | fs)+)        >
<!ATTLIST vAlt               %a.global
          mutExcl            (Y | N)             #IMPLIED       >
See 16.7

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