Classification Types

• Classification type: The SPECIALIST lexicon also marks various usage-related features of lexical variants. These features are marked by different fillers of the class_type slot as shown in the following table:

  Code	Definitions	Examples
  class_type=archaic|arg1	indicates that the specified base form is no longer in common use	class_type=archaic|colde
  class_type=taxonomic|arg1	indicates that a variant is a term from biological taxonomy (genus, species, etc)	class_type=taxonomic|Bacterium
  class_type=source|arg1|arg2	indicates the language or dialect where the specified base form originated	class_type=source|colour|british class_type=source|bonafide|latin
  class_type=informal|arg1|arg2|arg3	indicates that the specified base form is used primarily in colloquial contexts	class_type=informal|nite|night|E0042638 class_type=informal|nite|evening|E0026437
  class_type=other	indicates some other type of classification information (gene, protein, etc.)	class_type=other
  class_type=unassigned	indicates the current record has not been tagged with classification type. This is a temporary code and should be removed once the class_type of the lexRecord is tagged. In other words, this code should not co-exist with other codes.	class_type=unassigned