RegisterDatingFrequency

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-1959

Identifier: dating   Type: complex/closed   Origin:    Profile: Morphosyntax

Definition: Indication specifying whether the usage is old or modern.
Source:

Language sections: English, French

Data type: string

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modern

modern; standardized name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-1962

Identifier: modern   Type: simple   Origin:    Profile: Morphosyntax

Definition: Currently in use.
Source:

Language sections: English, French

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old

old; standardized name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-1961

Identifier: old   Type: simple   Origin:    Profile: Morphosyntax

Definition: Used in the past.
Source:

Language sections: English, French

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-1965

Identifier: frequency   Type: complex/closed   Origin: 233   Profiles: Morphosyntax, Terminology

Definition: The relative commonness with which a term occurs.
Source: ISO12620
Note: Designation of a term with respect to frequency can be based on subjective criteria, or it can reflect computer analysis of text corpora, in which case it can also be expressed as a ratio of occurrences per a number of words in the text corpus.

Language sections: English, French

Data type: string

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commonly used

commonly used; standardized name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-1984

Identifier: commonlyUsed   Type: simple   Origin: 234   Profiles: Morphosyntax, Terminology

Definition: Said of a term that appears frequently.
Source: ISO12620

Example: medical history
Source: ISO12620

Language sections: English, French

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infrequently used

infrequently used; standardized name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-1985

Identifier: infrequentlyUsed   Type: simple   Origin: 235   Profiles: Morphosyntax, Terminology

Definition: Said of a term that does not appear frequently.
Source: ISO12620

Example: anamnesis
Source: ISO12620

Language sections: English, French

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rarely used

rarely used; standardized name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-1986

Identifier: rarelyUsed   Type: simple   Origin: 236   Profiles: Morphosyntax, Terminology

Definition: Said of a term that is almost never used.
Source: ISO12620

Language sections: English, French

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-1988

Identifier: register   Type: complex/closed   Origin: 423   Profiles: Morphosyntax, Terminology

Definition: Classification indicating the relative level of language individually assigned to a lexeme or term or to a text type.
Source: ISO12620

Explanation: In some regions and terminology management environments (for instance, family-planning medicine), the categorization of terms according to register can be critical.
Source: Mitre; TEI(green text); 1951

Language sections: English, French

Data type: string

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bench-level register

bench-level register; standardized name

shop term; admitted name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-1989

Identifier: benchLevelRegister   Type: simple   Origin: 427   Profiles: Morphosyntax, Terminology

Definition: Register of terms used in applications-oriented as opposed to theoretical or academic levels of language.
Source: ISO12620

Language sections: English, French

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dialect register

dialect register; standardized name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-1990

Identifier: dialectRegister   Type: simple   Origin:    Profile: Morphosyntax

Definition: Register that is specific to a dialect.
Source:

Language sections: English, French

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facecious register

facecious register; standardized name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-1991

Identifier: facetiousRegister   Type: simple   Origin:    Profile: Morphosyntax

Definition: Register related to an expression that is intended to be clever and funny but that is really silly and annoying.
Source: Longma DCE

Language sections: English, French

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formal register

formal register; standardized name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-1992

Identifier: formalRegister   Type: simple   Origin:    Profile: Morphosyntax

Definition: Formal register.
Source: 12620

Language sections: English, French

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in house register

in house register; standardized name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-1993

Identifier: inHouseRegister   Type: simple   Origin: 426   Profiles: Morphosyntax, Terminology

Definition: Register of terms that are company-specific and not readily recognized outside this environment.
Source: ISO12620

Explanation: In-house terminology is not necessarily equivalent to bench-level terminology, inasmuch as the former can thrive at very high levels of research and development. In-house terminology is frequently the source of new technical terminology that eventually gains widespread acceptance on a broader scale.
Source: Mitre; TEI

Language sections: English, French

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ironic register

ironic register; standardized name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-1994

Identifier: ironicRegister   Type: simple   Origin:    Profile: Morphosyntax

Definition: Register for irony.
Source: 12620

Language sections: English, French

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neutral register

neutral register; standardized name

standard register; admitted name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-1999

Identifier: neutralRegister   Type: simple   Origin: 424   Profiles: Morphosyntax, Terminology

Definition: The register appropriate to general texts or discourse.
Source: ISO12620

Language sections: English, French

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slang register

slang register; standardized name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-1995

Identifier: slangRegister   Type: simple   Origin: 428   Profiles: Morphosyntax, Terminology

Definition: An extremely informal register of a word, term, or text that is used in spoken and everyday language and less commonly in documents.
Source: ISO12620

Language sections: English, French

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taboo register

taboo register; standardized name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-1996

Identifier: tabooRegister   Type: simple   Origin:    Profile: Morphosyntax

Definition: Register that expresses a situation that people avoid because it is extremely offensive or embarrassing.
Source: ISO12620

Language sections: English, French

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technical register

technical register; standardized name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-1997

Identifier: technicalRegister   Type: simple   Origin: 425   Profiles: Morphosyntax, Terminology

Definition: The register appropriate to scientific texts or special languages.
Source: ISO12620

Language sections: English, French

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vulgar register

vulgar register; standardized name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-1998

Identifier: vulgarRegister   Type: simple   Origin: 429   Profiles: Morphosyntax, Terminology

Definition: Register of a term or text type that can be characterized as profane or socially unacceptable.
Source: ISO12620

Explanation: Note: Although vulgar register is avoided in formal technical terminology, languages with broad distribution such as English or Spanish can require the documentation of problematic terms that vary in register from region to region.
Source: Mitre; TEI

Language sections: English, French