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Data Category: encyclopedic information
Key3828
PIDhttp://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3828
Typecomplex/open
OwnerNevskaya, Irina
Scopepublic
1. Administration Information Section
1.1 Administration Record
Identifier
Encyclopedic_Information
Version
1:0
Registration Status
private
Administration Status
private
Justification
used in the MDF format
Origin
Source: Coward, David F. & Grimes, Charles E. (2000). Making Dictionaries: A guide to lexicography and the Multi-Dictionary Formatter. Waxhaw, North Carolina: SIL International (1st ed. 1995). URL: http://www.sil.org/computing/shoebox/MDF_2000.pdf http://www.sil.org/computing/shoebox/MDF_Updates.html
Explanatory Comment
In contrast to other MDF categories referring to "encyclopedic information", this category does not contain any language attribute; this information can be expressed in any language of description.
1.1.1 Creation
Creation Date
2011-01-22
Change Description
creation of the category
2. Description Section
Profile
Private
Profile
Semantic Content Representation
Profile
Language Resource Ontology
Profile
Lexicography
Profile
Lexical Resources
2.1 Data Element Name Section
Data Element Name
encyclopedic information
Source
Source: Coward, David F. & Grimes, Charles E. (2000). Making Dictionaries: A guide to lexicography and the Multi-Dictionary Formatter. Waxhaw, North Carolina: SIL International (1st ed. 1995). URL: http://www.sil.org/computing/shoebox/MDF_2000.pdf http://www.sil.org/computing/shoebox/MDF_Updates.html
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2.2 English Language Section
LanguageEnglish (en)
2.2.1 Name Section
Name
encyclopedic information
Name Status
admitted name
2.2.2 Definition Section
Definition
This field crosses over with the de, ue, and oe fields, but is intended for more verbose explanations of the headword (for each sense). The researcher should use this field to encode any additional information needed by a non-native speaker to understand and use this lexeme properly. Use capitalization and punctuation as needed.
Source
This field crosses over with the de, ue, and oe fields, but is intended for more verbose explanations of the headword (for each sense). Source: Coward, David F. & Grimes, Charles E. (2000). Making Dictionaries: A guide to lexicography and the Multi-Dictionary Formatter. Waxhaw, North Carolina: SIL International (1st ed. 1995). URL: http://www.sil.org/computing/shoebox/MDF_2000.pdf http://www.sil.org/computing/shoebox/MDF_Updates.html
3. Conceptual Domain
Data Type
string