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Lexical Record - Text Syntax Specification
This page defines the text syntax (grammar) specifications for lexical records in the SPECIALIST lexicon based on the technical report of THE SPECIALIST LEXICON.
| Format | Content Definition | Occurrence | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| {base=filler | base form of the entry => base form must be pure ASCII unless none exists (Ex. divorcé: a man who is divorced) | 1 | P:1 |
| spelling_variant=filler | spelling variants of the base form => spelling variants can be either pure ASCII or Unicode | 0 - many | P:6 |
| entry=EUI | unique entry identifier | 1 | P:1 |
| cat=part of the speech | category | 1 | P:7 |
| filler (category entry) ... | variants (inflections and agreements), complements, and other properties based on category | 0 - many | P:7 |
| acronym_of=acronyms | acronyms | 0 - many | P:58 |
| abbreviation_of=abbreviations | abbreviations | 0 - many | P:58 |
| class_type=classification types | classification types | 0 - many | P:81 |
| annotation=filler | annotation for the entry | 0 - many | N/A |
| signature=filler | name of linguist who entered this entry | 0 - 1 | N/A |
| } | end of an entry | 1 | P:1 |