profile: Lexicography

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3817

Identifier: Cross_reference   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Metadata, Lexicography, Terminology, Lexical Resources

Definition: This is a generic reference marker used to link together any two related entries in the lexicon. The content is a vernacular lexeme. If the relationship is known, the lexical function lf field is a better way to cross-reference two lexemes.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3686

Identifier: antonym_vernacular   Type: complex/open   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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Terminology, Lexical Semantics, Language Codes

Definition: Used to reference an antonym of the lexeme, but using the lf (lexical function) field for this is better practice.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3688

Identifier: borrowed_word_English   Type: complex/open   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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Language Codes, Multilingual Information Management

Definition: Used for denoting the source language of a borrowed word.
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

Note: Pay attention to the fact that not the word of the source language, but only the source language is supposed to be defined here

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3716

Identifier: citation_form_vernacular   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Morphosyntax, Language Codes

Definition: This should be added only if the lexical entry form is inappropriate for the printed dictionary, and you want to substitute another form for the printed entry. When formatting a document, MDF always replaces the contents of the lx field with the contents of the lc field (if present).
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3031

Identifier: clusivity   Type: complex/closed   Origin: Filimonova, E. (Ed.). 2005. Clusivity. Typological and case studies of the inclusive-exclusive distinction. (Typological Studies in Language. Volume 63). Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company    Profiles: Private, Morphosyntax, Lexicography, Terminology

Definition: The category that encodes "whether the addressee (addressees) are included in or excluded from the set of referents which also contains the speaker".
Source: Filimonova 2005: xii

Data type: string

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exclusive

exclusive; admitted name

exclusive; Source: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3031; data element name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3029

Identifier: exclusive   Type: simple   Origin: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3031   Profiles: Private, Morphosyntax, Lexicography, Terminology

Definition: a form denoting that the addressee (addressees) are not included into the set of their referents which contain also the speaker
Source: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3031

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inclusive

inclusive; admitted name

inclusive; Source: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3031; data element name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3030

Identifier: inclusive   Type: simple   Origin: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3031   Profiles: Private, Morphosyntax, Lexicography, Terminology

Definition: the form denoting that the addressee (addressees) are included into the set of their referents which contain also the speaker
Source: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3031

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3690

Identifier: cross-reference_vernacular   Type: complex/open   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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Multilingual Information Management, Language Codes, Lexical Resources

Definition: This is a generic reference marker used to link together any two related entries in the lexicon. The content is a vernacular lexeme. If the relationship is known, the lexical function lf field is a better way to cross-reference two lexemes.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3689

Identifier: cross-reference_gloss_English   Type: complex/open   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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Language Codes, Multilingual Information Management, Translation

Definition: Gives the English gloss(es) for the vernacular lexeme referenced by the preceding cf field.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3691

Identifier: cross-reference_gloss_national   Type: complex/open   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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Translation, Language Codes, Multilingual Information Management, Lexical Resources

Definition: Gives the national language gloss(es) for the vernacular lexeme referenced by the preceding cf field.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3692

Identifier: cross-reference_gloss_regional   Type: complex/open   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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Language Codes, Multilingual Information Management, Lexical Resources, Translation

Definition: Gives the regional language gloss(es) for the vernacular lexeme referenced by the preceding cf field.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3693

Identifier: definition_English   Type: complex/open   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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Language Codes, Multilingual Information Management, Lexical Semantics

Definition: Used to fully express the semantic domains of each sense of a lexeme in English. May be verbose. Other fields (ee, ue, and oe) provide for expanded information. Should contain 1) the bundle of semantic distinctive features necessary and sufficient to describe its core meaning, and 2) the range of denotation of the lexeme. Generally, no initial capital is used.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3709

Identifier: definition_national   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Language Codes, Multilingual Information Management, Lexical Semantics

Definition: Used to fully express the semantic domains of each sense of a lexeme in the national language. May be verbose. Other fields (en, un, and on) provide for expanded information. Should contain 1) the bundle of semantic distinctive features necessary and sufficient to describe its core meaning, and 2) the range of denotation of the lexeme. Generally, no initial capital is used.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3710

Identifier: definition_regional   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Language Codes, Multilingual Information Management, Lexical Semantics

Definition: Used to fully express the semantic domains of each sense of a lexeme in the regional language. May be verbose. Other fields (er, ur, and or) provide for expanded information. Should contain 1) the bundle of semantic distinctive features necessary and sufficient to describe its core meaning, and 2) the range of denotation of the lexeme. Generally, no initial capital is used.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3695

Identifier: Definition_vernacular   Type: complex/open   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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Language Codes, Lexical Semantics

Definition: The hardest of all fields to fill in. It requires the researcher to explain, in the vernacular, what the salient concepts are that this "unit of meaning" captures -- from a native speaker's perspective. Obviously not easy and something usually left to much later.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3697

Identifier: encyclopedic_info_English   Type: complex/open   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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Language Resource Ontology, Language Codes, Multilingual Information Management, Lexical Semantics

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: 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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3699

Identifier: encyclopedic_info_national   Type: complex/open   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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Language Resource Ontology, Language Codes, Multilingual Information Management, Lexical Semantics

Definition: The national language equivalent to the ee field. It should cover any information that provides a more complete knowledge-base on the lexeme. Use capitalization and punctuation as needed.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3700

Identifier: encyclopedic_info_regional   Type: complex/open   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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Language Resource Ontology, Language Codes, Multilingual Information Management, Lexical Semantics

Definition: The regional language equivalent to the ee field. It should cover any information that provides a more complete knowledge-base on the lexeme. Use capitalization and punctuation as needed.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3828

Identifier: Encyclopedic_Information   Type: complex/open   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   Profiles: Private, Semantic Content Representation, Language Resource Ontology, Lexicography, Lexical Resources

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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3705

Identifier: encyclopedic_info_vernacular   Type: complex/open   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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Language Codes, Language Resource Ontology, Lexical Semantics

Definition: This field contains the vernacular description of any pertinent encyclopedic information related to the lexeme or headword, subentry, or sense. This is intended for use in a monolingual dictionary, but can be used in diglot and triglot dictionaries as well. Use capitalization and punctuation as needed.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3696

Identifier: etymology_comment_English   Type: complex/open   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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Language Codes, Multilingual Information Management

Definition: Any comments the researcher needs to add concerning the etymology of the lexeme can be given here. Not intended for printing.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3698

Identifier: etymology_gloss_English   Type: complex/open   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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Language Codes, Multilingual Information Management, Translation

Definition: The published gloss for the etymological reference is given here.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3704

Identifier: etymology_proto-form_vernacular   Type: complex/open   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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Language Codes, Morphosyntax

Definition: The etymology for the lexeme is put here, e.g.: et *babuy
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3701

Identifier: etymology_source   Type: complex/open   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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Metadata

Definition: The reference or source abbreviation for etymology of the lexeme is given here. Use a Range Set.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3778

Identifier: example_vernacular   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Semantic Content Representation, Language Codes, Lexical Semantics

Definition: Used to give an example or illustrative sentence in the vernacular to exemplify each separate sense and demonstrate legitimacy of translation equivalents. Should be short and natural. Use capitalization and punctuation as needed.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3775

Identifier: example_free_translation_English   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Translation, Semantic Content Representation, Language Codes, Multilingual Information Management, Lexical Semantics

Definition: English translation of the example sentence given in the xv field. Use capitalization and punctuation as needed.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3776

Identifier: example_free_translation_national   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Translation, Semantic Content Representation, Language Codes, Multilingual Information Management, Lexical Semantics

Definition: National language translation of the example sentence given in the xv field. Use capitalization and punctuation as needed.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3777

Identifier: example_free_translation_regional   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Translation, Semantic Content Representation, Language Codes, Multilingual Information Management, Lexical Semantics

Definition: Regional language translation of the example sentence given in the xv field. Use capitalization and punctuation as needed.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-2797

Identifier: first_dual_vernacular   Type: complex/open   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   Profiles: Private, Morphosyntax, Lexicography, Language Codes

Definition: Used to give the vernacular for this particular paradigm form. (It is better to use the pdl field set for this.)
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

Explanation: Used to give the vernacular for this particular paradigm form
Source: MDF set

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3675

Identifier: first_plural_vernacular   Type: complex/open   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   Profiles: Private, Morphosyntax, Lexicography, Language Codes

Definition: Used to give the vernacular for this particular paradigm form. (It is better to use the pdl field set for this.)
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3028

Identifier: first_plural_exclusive_vernacular   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Morphosyntax, Private, Lexicography, Language Codes

Definition: The form used to give the vernacular for this particular paradigm form.
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

Explanation: combined of three categories: person, number and clusivity
Source:

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3674

Identifier: first_plural_inclusive_vernacular   Type: complex/open   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   Profiles: Private, Morphosyntax, Lexicography, Language Codes

Definition: Used to give the vernacular for this particular paradigm form. (It is better to use the pdl field set for this.)
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3676

Identifier: first_singular_vernacular   Type: complex/open   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   Profiles: Private, Morphosyntax, Lexicography, Language Codes

Definition: Used to give the vernacular for this particular paradigm form. (It is better to use the pdl field set for this.)
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3707

Identifier: gloss_English   Type: complex/open   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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Language Codes, Morphosyntax, Multilingual Information Management, Translation

Definition: Intended for interlinear morpheme-level glossing. Join multi-word glosses with (_), e.g. wild_boar; use (space semicolon space) for multiple glosses, e.g. hut ; house ; shack. Used for reversing the dictionary if an e field is not present (or is present but empty); also as an English definition in a formatted dictionary if there is no de field (or it is present but empty).
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3711

Identifier: gloss_national   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Language Codes, Terminology, Multilingual Information Management, Lexical Semantics, Translation

Definition: Intended for interlinear morpheme-level glossing. Join multi-word glosses with (_), e.g. wild_boar; use (space semicolon space) for multiple glosses, e.g. hut ; house ; shack. The contents are used for reversing the dictionary if an n field is not present (or is present but empty). Also used as a national language definition in a formatted dictionary if there is no dn field (or it is present but empty).
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3712

Identifier: gloss_regional   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Language Codes, Multilingual Information Management, Lexical Semantics, Translation

Definition: Intended for interlinear morpheme-level glossing. Join multi-word glosses with (_), e.g. wild_boar; use (space semicolon space) for multiple glosses, e.g. hut ; house ; shack. Since MDF does not create a reversed index for the regional language, this field is not used for this. But the contents of this field are used as a regional language definition in a formatted dictionary if there is no dr field (or it is present but empty).
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3713

Identifier: gloss_vernacular   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Language Codes, Lexical Semantics

Definition: This field is available for developing a monolingual dictionary. While somewhat meaningless (a vernacular gloss for a vernacular word), this is a useful place to store the explanations a researcher is given by a language assistant concerning the meaning of the headword or lexeme. Later these will be formulated into a more exact definition and transfer to the dv field.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3714

Identifier: homonym_number   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Metadata

Definition: Used to differentiate homonym entries (lexemes that are spelled the same but have no semantic relationship). This field comes directly after the lx field and simply contains a number, e.g. 1, 2, or 3, etc. Use a Character Range Set.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3715

Identifier: index_of_semantics_English   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Lexical Semantics, Semantic Content Representation, Language Resource Ontology, Multilingual Information Management

Definition: Used to catalog lexical entries according to an etic (published) list of possible semantic domains. Sorting on this field would then gather semantically related entries. Use a Range Set.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-4174

Identifier: key   Type: complex/open   Origin:    Profiles: Lexicography, Language Resource Ontology, Syntax, Semantic Content Representation, Morphosyntax, Metadata, Private

Definition: constituent of a key-value pair, class of information provided by the pair
Source: NaLiDa

Note: Should only be used in a pair with an accompanying value. If possible, keys should be replaced by an appropriate data category with the value being the value of the data category.

Language sections: English, German

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3765

Identifier: language_national   Type: complex/open   Origin: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3702   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Language Codes

Definition: The state language spoken by a nation. The language of official communication, legislation, school and various mass media.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3780

Identifier: language_regonal   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Language Codes, Multilingual Information Management

Definition: language (regional)
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3984

Identifier: languageServiceProductType   Type: complex/closed   Origin: ASTM F43   Profiles: Sign Language, Lexical Resources, Terminology, Lexicography, Language Resource Ontology, Private, Metadata, Translation

Definition: An act or a variety of work performed using linguistic resources or the products of such work.
Source: SEW; lame draft

Example: technical writing, translation, language training, language or translation assessment
Source: SEW

Data type: string

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Wordnet

Wordnet; preferred name

Wordnet; Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WordNet ; data element name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-4043

Identifier: Wordnet   Type: simple   Origin:    Profiles: Lexicography, Metadata, Private

Definition: A lexical database for the English language that groups English words into sets of synonyms called synsets, provides short, general definitions, and records the various semantic relations between these synonym sets.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WordNet

Explanation: The purpose of a Wordnet is twofold: to produce a combination of dictionary and thesaurus that is more intuitively usable, and to support automatic text analysis and artificial intelligence applications. Although THE Wordnet was designed for the English language, the model has been applied in many languages; hence it is also possible to speak of A Wordnet.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WordNet

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lexicographical dictionary

lexicographical dictionary; preferred name

lexicographical dictionary; Source: SEW; data element name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-4087

Identifier: lexicographicalDictionary   Type: simple   Origin: SEW   Profiles: Lexical Resources, Terminology, Lexicography, Metadata, Private

Is a: special language

Definition: A reference book containing an alphabetical list of words, with information given for each word, usually including meaning, pronunciation, and etymology.
Source: http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/dictionary

Explanation: The critical issue is that the lexicographical dictionary is word-oriented, while the terminological dictionary is concept-oriented.
Source: SEW

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machine readable dictionary

machine readable dictionary; preferred name

MRD; admitted name

machine readable dictionary; Source: ISO 24613-2008, 3.29; data element name

MRD; Source: ISO 24613-2008, 3.29; data element name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-4080

Identifier: machineReadableDictionary   Type: simple   Origin:    Profiles: Lexical Resources, Lexicography, Metadata, Private

Is a: special language

Definition: An electronic lexical resource designed to be consulted by human being that can be loaded in a database and can be queried via application software.
Source: ISO 24613-2008, 3.29, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine-readable_dictionary

Explanation: It may be a single language explanatory dictionary or a multi-language dictionary to support translations between two or more languages or a combination of both. Historically, MRDs were first computer representations of "printed" dictionaries, that's why they are called machine readable now.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine-readable_dictionary

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3723

Identifier: lexeme_vernacular   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Language Codes, Lexical Resources

Definition: The Record marker for each record in a lexical entry. It contains the lexeme or headword (which is commonly mono-morphemic). Since such a lexeme form is often not accessible for vernacular speakers if printed, use the lc field to provide a more readable form for vernacular speakers.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3717

Identifier: lexical_function_gloss_English   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Semantic Content Representation, Language Codes, Multilingual Information Management, Lexical Semantics, Translation

Definition: This is for giving the English gloss of the vernacular lexeme referenced by the lexical function.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3719

Identifier: lexical_function_gloss_national   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Lexical Semantics, Semantic Content Representation, Language Codes, Multilingual Information Management, Translation

Definition: This is for giving the national language gloss of the vernacular lexeme referenced by the lexical function.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3720

Identifier: lexical_function_gloss_regional   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Lexical Semantics, Semantic Content Representation, Language Codes, Multilingual Information Management, Translation

Example: This is for giving the regional language gloss of the vernacular lexeme referenced by the lexical function.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3718

Identifier: lexical_function_label_English   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Lexical Semantics, Language Resource Ontology, Language Codes, Multilingual Information Management

Definition: Used to encode the semantic networks of a language. For consistency, a Range Set should be maintained on the lexical function labels used. When formatted by MDF, these labels can be modified (and even translated) by MDF's Audience CC tables.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3722

Identifier: lexical_function_value_vernacular   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Semantic Content Representation, Lexicography, Lexical Semantics, Language Codes

Definition: Used for the vernacular lexeme in a lexical function network. The lv field "points to" the vernacular lexeme (a morpheme, word, or phrase) that is semantically related to the current headword as mapped or cataloged by the label in the lf field.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3826

Identifier: Lexicon_Language_Status   Type: complex/closed   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   Profiles: Private, Metadata, Semantic Content Representation, Lexicography, Multilingual Information Management, Lexical Semantics

Definition: The function of a language in a lexical resource (resouce internal function: a vernacular language as a target language of a linguistic description; a metalanguage of a linguistic description, normally a language of broader spreading, e.g. English) or in a language speaking community (resource external function: a national language as a state or official language of a vernacular language speaking community; a regional language as a language of communication in a certain geographic area).
Source: elicitated from the philosophy of the MDF format: 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

Data type: string

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metalanguage

metalanguage; admitted name

metalanguage; 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; data element name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3827

Identifier: Metalanguage_of_description   Type: simple   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   Profiles: Private, Metadata, Lexicography, Multilingual Information Management, Lexical Resources

Definition: a language used in a multi-language lexical resource as a language of description
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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national language

national language; admitted name

national language; 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 ; data element name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3702

Identifier: national_language   Type: simple   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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Language Codes

Definition: an official language in the state where the documented vernacular language is spoken used as a metalanguage of the description
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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regional language

regional language; admitted name

regional_language; 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 ; data element name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3703

Identifier: regional_language   Type: simple   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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Language Codes

Definition: language of communication in the area where the documented vernnacular is spoken
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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vernacular language

vernacular language; admitted name

vernacular language; 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 ; data element name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3706

Identifier: vernacular_language   Type: simple   Origin:    Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Language Codes

Definition: the documented spoken variety
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

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3721

Identifier: literally   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Language Codes, Multilingual Information Management, Translation

Definition: Used to elucidate the distinct meanings of the parts of an idiom or complex phrase in a lexical entry (lx) or subentry (se).
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3737

Identifier: main_entry_cross-reference_vernacular   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Language Codes

Definition: Used to reference a minimal entry back to its main entry.
Source: Main entry cross-ref.

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3738

Identifier: morphology_vernacular   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Morphosyntax

Definition: Used to show the underlying morphemic structure for complex lexemes.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3683

Identifier: non-animate_dual_vernacular   Type: complex/open   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   Profiles: Private, Morphosyntax, Lexicography

Definition: Used to give the vernacular for this particular paradigm form. (It is better to use the pdl field set for this.)
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3684

Identifier: non-animate_plural_venacular   Type: complex/open   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   Profiles: Private, Morphosyntax, Lexicography

Definition: Used to give the vernacular for this particular paradigm form. (It is better to use the pdl field set for this.)
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3685

Identifier: non-animate_singular_vernacular   Type: complex/open   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   Profiles: Private, Morphosyntax, Lexicography

Definition: Used to give the vernacular for this particular paradigm form. (It is better to use the pdl field set for this.)
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3725

Identifier: notes_anthropology   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Semantic Content Representation, Language Codes, Lexical Semantics

Definition: For any ethnographic note pertinent to the lexeme that you want separate from general notes. Capitalization and punctuation should be used as needed.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3726

Identifier: notes_discourse   Type: complex/open   Origin:    Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Lexical Semantics, Semantic Content Representation, Language Codes

Definition: For any discourse/text analysis note pertinent to the lexeme that you want separate from general notes. Capitalization and punctuation should be used as needed.
Source: For any ethnographic note pertinent to the lexeme that you want separate from general notes. Capitalization and punctuation should be used as needed.

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3731

Identifier: notes_general   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Metadata, Lexicography, Semantic Content Representation, Language Codes, Lexical Semantics

Definition: A generic dump for all personal notes about an entry, subentry, or sense. More specific note fields provide a finer differentiation to one's notes: p (phonology), g (grammar), d (discourse), a (anthropology), s (sociolinguistics), and q (questions). All "note fields" should use capitalization and punctuation as needed.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3727

Identifier: notes_grammar   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Morphosyntax, Language Codes

Example: For any grammar note pertinent to the lexeme that you want separate from general notes. Capitalization and punctuation should be used as needed.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3728

Identifier: notes_phonology   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography

Definition: For any phonology note pertinent to the lexeme that you want separate from general notes. Capitalization and punctuation should be used as needed.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3729

Identifier: notes_questions   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Metadata, Lexicography

Definition: For any question or note for further study, pertinent to the lexeme, that you want separate from general notes. Capitalization and punctuation should be used as needed.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3730

Identifier: notes_sociolinguistics   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Metadata, Lexicography

Definition: For any sociolinguistics note pertinent to the lexeme that you want separate from general notes. Capitalization and punctuation should be used as needed.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3732

Identifier: only_restrictions_English   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Semantic Content Representation, Lexicography

Definition: For denoting in English any semantic and/or grammatical restrictions pertinent to the lexeme. Use capitalization and punctuation as needed.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3733

Identifier: only_restrictions_national   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Semantic Content Representation, Lexicography

Definition: For denoting in the national language any semantic and/or grammatical restrictions pertinent to the lexeme. Use capitalization and punctuation as needed.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3739

Identifier: only_restrictons_regional   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Semantic Content Representation, Lexicography

Definition: For denoting in the regional language any semantic and/or grammatical restrictions pertinent to the lexeme. Use capitalization and punctuation as needed.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3734

Identifier: only_restrictions_vernacular   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Semantic Content Representation, Lexicography

Definition: This field contains the vernacular description of any semantic and/or grammatical restrictions pertinent to the lexeme or headword. This is intended for use in a monolingual dictionary, but can be used in diglot and triglot dictionaries as well. Use capitalization and punctuation as needed.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3736

Identifier: paradigm   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Metadata, Morphosyntax, Lexicography

Definition: Used for specifying the noun or verb class, gender, or other paradigm set that the lexeme or headword is associated with. These classes are generally given labels or numbers to differentiate them. Use the Range Set feature for consistency.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3744

Identifier: paradigm_form_vernacular   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Morphosyntax, Lexicography, Language Codes

Definition: Used to give the vernacular paradigm form specified by the label in the pdl field. Used mostly for irregular or incomplete paradigm sets.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3740

Identifier: paradigm_form_gloss_English   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Morphosyntax, Lexicography

Definition: Used for glossing the vernacular paradigm form in English.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3742

Identifier: paradigm_form_gloss_national   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Morphosyntax, Lexicography

Definition: Used for glossing the vernacular paradigm form in the national language.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3743

Identifier: paradigm_form_gloss_regional   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Morphosyntax, Lexicography

Definition: Used for glossing the vernacular paradigm form in the regional language.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3741

Identifier: paradigm_label_English   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Morphosyntax, Lexicography, Metadata

Definition: Used to label the paradigm form given in the pdv field. This is useful for paradigm sets that are incomplete or irregular. Use a Range Set.
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

Data type: string

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3748

Identifier: part_of_speech_English   Type: complex/closed   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Morphosyntax, Lexicography

Definition: Classifies the part of speech. This must reflect the part of speech of the vernacular lexeme (not the national or English gloss). Consistent labeling is important; use the Range Set feature. Sense numbers are beneath ps in this hierarchy; don't mark different ps fields with sense numbers.
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

Data type: string

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part of speech (national)

part of speech (national); admitted name

part of speech (national); 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 ; data element name

pn; Source: MDF; data element name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3747

Identifier: part_of_speech_national   Type: complex/closed   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Morphosyntax, Lexicography

Definition: Classifies the part of speech with labels found in national language dictionaries. If used, this comes after the ps field. Consistent labeling is important; use the Range Set feature.
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

Data type: string

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phonetic form (vernacular)

phonetic form (vernacular); admitted name

phonetic form (vernacular); 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 ; data element name

ph; Source: MDF; data element name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3745

Identifier: phonetic_form_vernacular   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Language Codes

Definition: Used as needed to retain the phonetic information that is lost when an orthographic spelling is used for an entry. Can follow lx or se. Details on how to interpret symbols in this field should be included in pronunciation guide.
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

Data type: string

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picture

picture; admitted name

picture; 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 ; data element name

pc; Source: MDF; data element name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3735

Identifier: picture   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Metadata, Lexicography

Definition: This contains either the book and page number reference of a relevant picture (either sketched in a notebook or found in a picture book), or a link to the graphics file of a picture you want to include in your printed dictionary (see MDF documentation for how to create a link).
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

Data type: string

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plural form (vernacular)

plural form (vernacular); admitted name

plural form (vernacular); 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 ; data element name

pl; Source: MDF; data element name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3746

Identifier: plural_form_vernacular   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Morphosyntax, Lexicography, Language Codes

Definition: This is a special paradigm field used to give the plural form of the lexeme. (It is better to use the pdl field set for this.)
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

Data type: string

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reduplication form(s) (vernacular)

reduplication form(s) (vernacular); admitted name

reduplication form(s) (vernacular); 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 ; data element name

rd; Source: MDF; data element name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3749

Identifier: reduplication_forms_vernacular   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Morphosyntax, Lexicography, Language Codes

Definition: A repository for reduplication forms for later study (these forms should be moved to subentries, etc. as more is known about them).
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

Data type: string

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reference

reference; admitted name

reference; 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 ; data element name

rf; Source: MDF; data element name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3751

Identifier: reference   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Metadata, Lexicography

Definition: Used to note the reference for the following example sentence.
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

Data type: string

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reversal (English)

reversal (English); admitted name

reversal (English); 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 ; data element name

re; Source: MDF; data element name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3750

Identifier: reversal_English   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography

Definition: English word(s)/phrase(s); used to reverse the dictionary for an English index. If no e field is given, the ge field is used. If an e * is present, the relevant entry, subentry, or sense will not be included in the reversed index. Put {space semicolon space} between multiple items, e.g. hut ; house.
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

Data type: string

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reversal (national)

reversal (national); admitted name

reversal (national); 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 ; data element name

rn; Source: MDF; data element name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3752

Identifier: reversal_national   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Language Codes

Definition: National language word(s)/phrase(s); used to reverse the dictionary for a national audience index. If no n field is given, the gn field is used. If an n * is present, the relevant entry, subentry, or sense will not be included in the reversed index. Put {space semicolon space} between multiple items, e.g. hut ; house.
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

Data type: string

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reversal (regional)

reversal (regional); admitted name

reversal (regional); 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 ; data element name

rr; Source: MDF; data element name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3753

Identifier: reversal_regional   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Language Codes

Definition: Regional language word or phrase that could be used to reverse the dictionary for a regional audience. Currently MDF does not support exporting a regional audience index.
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

Data type: string

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scientific name

scientific name; admitted name

scientific name; 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 ; data element name

sc; Source: MDF; data element name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3754

Identifier: scientific_name   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Semantic Content Representation, Lexicography

Definition: Used to provide a scientific name for a lexeme.
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

Data type: string

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second dual (vernacular)

second dual (vernacular); admitted name

second dual (vernacular); 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 ; data element name

2d; Source: MDF; data element name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3677

Identifier: second_dual_vernacular   Type: complex/open   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   Profiles: Private, Morphosyntax, Lexicography, Language Codes

Definition: Used to give the vernacular for this particular paradigm form. (It is better to use the pdl field set for this.)
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

Data type: string

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second plural (vernacular)

second plural (vernacular); admitted name

second plural (vernacular); 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 ; data element name

2p; Source: MDF; data element name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3678

Identifier: second_plural_vernacular   Type: complex/open   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   Profiles: Private, Morphosyntax, Lexicography, Language Codes

Definition: Used to give the vernacular for this particular paradigm form. (It is better to use the pdl field set for this.)
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

Data type: string

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second singular (vernacular)

second singular (vernacular); admitted name

second singular (vernacular); 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 ; data element name

2s; Source: MDF; data element name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3679

Identifier: second_singular_vernacular   Type: complex/open   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   Profiles: Private, Morphosyntax, Lexicography, Language Codes

Definition: Used to give the vernacular for this particular paradigm form. (It is better to use the pdl field set for this.)
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

Data type: string

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semantic domain (English)

semantic domain (English); admitted name

semantic domain (English); 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 ; data element name

sd; Source: MDF; data element name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3755

Identifier: semantic_domain_English   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Semantic Content Representation, Lexicography, Lexical Semantics, Language Codes

Definition: The English version of the h field and probably the one to use first. Differentiate and catalog the semantic domains of an entry, being careful to not let the English force or mask the vernacular relations. Moving to the vernacular terms (given in h field) as early as possible is best. Use a Range Set.
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

Data type: string

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sense number

sense number; admitted name

sense number; 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 ; data element name

sn; Source: MDF; data element name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3758

Identifier: sense_number   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Metadata

Definition: Where a lexeme has more than one sense, this code is used to mark and number mark the beginning of each section that discusses a new sense. Don't use a sense number to mark a different part of speech; sn is only used within a given part of speech (in this hierarchy). (Remember to include sn 1 for records with multiple senses.) Use a Character Range Set.
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

Data type: string

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singular form (vernacular)

singular form (vernacular); admitted name

singular form (vernacular); 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 ; data element name

sg; Source: MDF; data element name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3757

Identifier: singular_form_vernacular   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Morphosyntax, Lexicography, Language Codes

Definition: This is a special paradigm field used to give the singular form of the lexeme. (It is better to use the pdl field set for this.)
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

Data type: string

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source

source; admitted name

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 ; data element name

so; Source: MDF; data element name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3759

Identifier: source   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Metadata, Lexicography

Definition: Used to indicate the name and village of the informant who provided the data in the current entry.
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

Data type: string

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status

status; admitted name

status; 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 ; data element name

st; Source: MDF; data element name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3760

Identifier: status   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Metadata, Lexicography

Definition: Used to indicate how complete or thoroughly checked an entry is. Use a Range Set.
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

Data type: string

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subentry (vernacular)

subentry (vernacular); admitted name

subentry (vernacular); 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 ; data element name

se; Source: MDF; data element name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3756

Identifier: subentry_vernacular   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Morphosyntax, Language Codes

Definition: Like the lx field except it occurs within the record, marking a word (or phrase) as a form derived from the root. Following this marker would be all the fields that comprise a typical lexical entry. There can be several of these subentries within a record. Subentries can have multiple senses (in this hierarchy).
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

Data type: string

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table (vernacular)

table (vernacular); admitted name

table (vernacular); 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 ; data element name

tb; Source: MDF; data element name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3762

Identifier: table_vernacular   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Morphosyntax, Language Codes

Definition: This field allows for a table or tabulated information to be added to the dictionary.
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

Data type: string

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thesaurus (vernacular)

thesaurus (vernacular); admitted name

thesaurus (vernacular); 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 ; data element name

th; Source: MDF; data element name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3763

Identifier: thesaurus_vernacular   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Semantic Content Representation, Lexicography, Lexical Semantics

Definition: Used for developing a vernacular-based thesaurus. It is to be labeled with the vernacular term governing the semantic domain of the entry. Sorting on this field (within Shoebox) would yield a vernacular thesaurus. Use a Range Set.
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

Data type: string

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third dual (vernacular)

third dual (vernacular); admitted name

third dual (vernacular); 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 ; data element name

3d; Source: MDF; data element name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3680

Identifier: third_dual_vernacular   Type: complex/open   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   Profiles: Private, Morphosyntax, Lexicography, Language Codes

Definition: Used to give the vernacular for this particular paradigm form. (It is better to use the pdl field set for this.)
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

Data type: string

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third plural (vernacular)

third plural (vernacular); admitted name

third plural (vernacular); 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 ; data element name

3p; Source: MDF; data element name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3681

Identifier: third_plural_vernacular   Type: complex/open   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   Profiles: Private, Morphosyntax, Lexicography, Language Codes

Definition: Used to give the vernacular for this particular paradigm form. (It is better to use the pdl field set for this.)
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

Data type: string

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third singular (vernacular)

third singular (vernacular); admitted name

third singular (vernacular); 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 ; data element name

3s; Source: MDF; data element name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3682

Identifier: third_singular_vernacular   Type: complex/open   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   Profiles: Private, Morphosyntax, Lexicography, Language Codes

Definition: Used to give the vernacular for this particular paradigm form. (It is better to use the pdl field set for this.)
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

Data type: string

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usage (English)

usage (English); admitted name

usage (English); 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 ; data element name

ue; Source: MDF; data element name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3764

Identifier: usage_English   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Language Codes, Multilingual Information Management, Lexical Semantics

Definition: This field should cover, in English, such information as common usage, or restrictions in usage (such as taboos) that is needed so a non-native speaker can use this lexeme properly. Use capitalization and punctuation as needed.
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

Data type: string

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usage (national)

usage (national); admitted name

usage (national); 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 ; data element name

un; Source: MDF; data element name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3781

Identifier: usage_national   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Language Codes, Multilingual Information Management, Lexical Semantics

Definition: This field should cover, in the national language, such information as common usage, or restrictions in usage (such as taboos) that is needed so a non-native speaker can use this lexeme properly. Use capitalization and punctuation as needed.
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

Data type: string

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usage (regional)

usage (regional); admitted name

usage (regional); 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 ; data element name

ur; Source: MDF; data element name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3782

Identifier: usage_regional   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Language Codes, Multilingual Information Management, Lexical Semantics

Definition: This field should cover, in the regional language, such information as common usage, or restrictions in usage (such as taboos) that is needed so a non-native speaker can use this lexeme properly. Use capitalization and punctuation as needed.
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

Data type: string

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usage (vernacular)

usage (vernacular); admitted name

usage (vernacular); 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 ; data element name

uv; Source: MDF; data element name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3767

Identifier: usage_vernacular   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Language Codes, Lexical Semantics

Definition: This field contains the vernacular description of common usage, or restrictions in usage (such as taboos) that is needed to describe the lexeme more fully. Intended for use in a monolingual dictionary, but can be used in diglot and triglot dictionaries as well. Use capitalization and punctuation as needed.
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

Data type: string

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value

value; standardized name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-1978

Identifier: value   Type: complex/open   Origin:    Profiles: Sign Language, Translation, Lexical Semantics, Lexical Resources, Multilingual Information Management, Terminology, Language Codes, Lexicography, Language Resource Ontology, Syntax, Semantic Content Representation, Metadata, Morphosyntax

Definition: Generic name for a value.
Source:

Language sections: English, French

Data type: string

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variant comment (English)

variant comment (English); admitted name

variant comment (English); 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 ; data element name

ve; Source: MDF; data element name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3769

Identifier: variant_comment_English   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Language Codes

Definition: Where English comments can be given for the variant form.
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

Data type: string

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variant comment (national)

variant comment (national); admitted name

variant comment (national); 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 ; data element name

vn; Source: MDF; data element name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3770

Identifier: variant_comment_national   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Language Codes

Definition: Where national language comments can be given for the variant form.
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

Data type: string

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variant comment (regional)

variant comment (regional); admitted name

variant comment (regional); 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 ; data element name

vr; Source: MDF; data element name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3771

Identifier: variant_comment_regional   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Language Codes

Definition: Where regional language comments can be given for the variant form.
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

Data type: string

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variant form(s)

variant form(s); admitted name

variant form(s); 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 ; data element name

va; Source: MDF; data element name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3768

Identifier: variant_forms   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography

Definition: Where variant forms of the lexical entry or subentry can be noted (e.g. forms from another dialect or minor alternations in the focus dialect). Usually these forms occur elsewhere in the dictionary as minor entries. Comments on this field are given with the ve, vn, and vr fields.
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

Data type: string

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word-level gloss (English)

word-level gloss (English); admitted name

word-level gloss (English); 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 ; data element name

we; Source: MDF; data element name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3772

Identifier: word_level_gloss_English   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Morphosyntax

Definition: English gloss to be used in word-level interlinear glossing.
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

Data type: string

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word-level gloss (national)

word-level gloss (national); admitted name

word-level gloss (national); 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 ; data element name

wn; Source: MDF; data element name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3773

Identifier: word_level_gloss_national   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Morphosyntax

Definition: National language gloss to be used in word-level interlinear glossing.
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

Data type: string

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word-level gloss (regional)

word-level gloss (regional); admitted name

word-level gloss (regional); 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 ; data element name

wr; Source: MDF; data element name

PID: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-3774

Identifier: word_level_gloss_regional   Type: complex/open   Origin: 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   Profiles: Private, Lexicography, Morphosyntax

Definition: Regional language gloss to be used in word-level interlinear glossing.
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

Data type: string

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	Name	type
1	Cross-reference	complex/open
2	Wordnet	simple
3	antonym (vernacular)	complex/open
4	borrowed word (English)	complex/open
5	citation form (vernacular)	complex/open
6	clusivity	complex/closed
7	cross-reference (vernacular)	complex/open
8	cross-reference gloss (English)	complex/open
9	cross-reference gloss (national)	complex/open
10	cross-reference gloss (regional)	complex/open
11	definition (English)	complex/open
12	definition (national)	complex/open
13	definition (regional)	complex/open
14	definition (vernacular)	complex/open
15	encyclopedic infomation (English)	complex/open
16	encyclopedic infomation (national)	complex/open
17	encyclopedic infomation (regional)	complex/open
18	encyclopedic information	complex/open
19	encyclopedic information (vernacular)	complex/open
20	etymology comment (English)	complex/open
21	etymology gloss (English)	complex/open
22	etymology proto-form (vernacular)	complex/open
23	etymology source	complex/open
24	example (vernacular)	complex/open
25	example free translation (English)	complex/open
26	example free translation (national)	complex/open
27	example free translation (regional)	complex/open
28	exclusive	simple
29	first dual (vernacular)	complex/open
30	first plural (vernacular)	complex/open
31	first plural exclusive (vernacular)	complex/open
32	first plural inclusive (vernacular)	complex/open
33	first singular (vernacular)	complex/open
34	gloss (English)	complex/open
35	gloss (national)	complex/open
36	gloss (regional)	complex/open
37	gloss (vernacular)	complex/open
38	homonym number	complex/open
39	inclusive	simple
40	index of semantics (English)	complex/open
41	key	complex/open
42	language (national)	complex/open
43	language (regional)	complex/open
44	language service / product	complex/closed
45	lexeme (vernacular)	complex/open
46	lexical function gloss (English)	complex/open
47	lexical function gloss (national)	complex/open
48	lexical function gloss (regional)	complex/open
49	lexical function label (English)	complex/open
50	lexical function value (vernacular)	complex/open
51	lexicographical dictionary	simple
52	lexicon language status	complex/closed
53	literally	complex/open
54	machine readable dictionary	simple
55	main entry cross-reference (vernacular)	complex/open
56	metalanguage	simple
57	morphology (vernacular)	complex/open
58	national language	simple
59	non-animate dual (vernacular)	complex/open
60	non-animate plural (vernacular)	complex/open
61	non-animate singular (vernacular)	complex/open
62	notes (anthropology)	complex/open
63	notes (discourse)	complex/open
64	notes (general)	complex/open
65	notes (grammar)	complex/open
66	notes (phonology)	complex/open
67	notes (questions)	complex/open
68	notes (sociolinguistics)	complex/open
69	only/restrictions (English)	complex/open
70	only/restrictions (national)	complex/open
71	only/restrictions (regional)	complex/open
72	only/restrictions (vernacular)	complex/open
73	paradigm	complex/open
74	paradigm form (vernacular)	complex/open
75	paradigm form gloss (English)	complex/open
76	paradigm form gloss (national)	complex/open
77	paradigm form gloss (regional)	complex/open
78	paradigm label (English)	complex/open
79	part of speech (English)	complex/closed
80	part of speech (national)	complex/closed
81	phonetic form (vernacular)	complex/open
82	picture	complex/open
83	plural form (vernacular)	complex/open
84	reduplication form(s) (vernacular)	complex/open
85	reference	complex/open
86	regional language	simple
87	reversal (English)	complex/open
88	reversal (national)	complex/open
89	reversal (regional)	complex/open
90	scientific name	complex/open
91	second dual (vernacular)	complex/open
92	second plural (vernacular)	complex/open
93	second singular (vernacular)	complex/open
94	semantic domain (English)	complex/open
95	sense number	complex/open
96	singular form (vernacular)	complex/open
97	source	complex/open
98	status	complex/open
99	subentry (vernacular)	complex/open
100	table (vernacular)	complex/open
101	thesaurus (vernacular)	complex/open
102	third dual (vernacular)	complex/open
103	third plural (vernacular)	complex/open
104	third singular (vernacular)	complex/open
105	usage (English)	complex/open
106	usage (national)	complex/open
107	usage (regional)	complex/open
108	usage (vernacular)	complex/open
109	value	complex/open
110	variant comment (English)	complex/open
111	variant comment (national)	complex/open
112	variant comment (regional)	complex/open
113	variant form(s)	complex/open
114	vernacular language	simple
115	word-level gloss (English)	complex/open
116	word-level gloss (national)	complex/open
117	word-level gloss (regional)	complex/open