class_type - source
One of the main sources of spelling variation in the Lexicon comes from the distinction between British English and American (US) English. The class_type=source tag allows for the classification of spelling variants as British English variants. Note that although the language attribute is termed 'British', Australia and Canada often use British English variants rather than American ones. If there are terms used exclusively in e.g. Australia and not Britain, this will be specified in the annotation slot.
Also included in this tag are foreign-language borrowings into English. The source of these terms is therefore listed as the language of origin for the borrowing. Options for the source are: {British, Canadian, French, German, Greek, Italian, Latin, Other}. When the language of origin is not included in the list, the filler Other is used, and the language origin information is given in the annotations slot. The syntax format is class_type=source|arg1|arg2
where:
Code | Notes |
---|---|
british | British |
canadian | Canadian |
french | French |
german | German |
greek | Greek |
italian | Italian |
latin | Latin |
other | Other, add the source language to the annotation field if this code is chosen. |
spanish | Spanish |