Lexeme Reference

Validate against: http://json-schema.org/schema

Schema ID: http://cdn.digitallinguistics.io/schemas/LexemeReference-1.0.0.json

Description

A reference to a Lexeme in a Lexicon. May point to either a top-level Lexeme or a variant.

Type: object

Required Properties

  • lexeme

Additional properties: false

Properties

  • Referenced Lexeme (Key): "lexeme"

    Description

    The key of the lexeme being referenced.

    Type: string

    Regular expression pattern: ^[^ ]+$

  • Referenced Lexeme (URL): "lexemeUrl"

    Description

    The URL of the lexeme being referenced.

    Must be an instance of the Url schema.

  • Referenced Lexicon (Key/Abbr): "lexicon"

    Description

    The abbreviation of the lexicon being referenced.

    Must be an instance of the Abbreviation schema.

  • Referenced Lexicon (URL): "lexiconUrl"

    Description

    The URL of the lexicon being referenced.

    Must be an instance of the Url schema.

  • Relation Type: "relation"

    Description

    The type of lexical relation that holds between the current item and the referenced Lexeme. Can also be used for general cross-references (a compare relation) or historical relationships (a derivedFrom or originOf relation). Examples: antonym, synonym, cognate, derivedFrom, originOf, compare, partOf, hypernymOf, hyponymOf. The value of this field must be a valid Abbreviation. This property is sometimes required (for example, when the LexemeReference is part of the lexicalRelations field of the Lexeme).

    Must be an instance of the Abbreviation schema.

  • Referenced Sense (Num): "sense"

    Description

    The number of the sense being referenced. The sense number is its index in the senses array on the Lexeme.

    Type: integer

  • Variant Type: "variantType"

    Description

    If this reference is to a variant of a lexeme or sense, this field can be used to specify the type of variant. Possible values might be a person's name (representing an idiolectal variant), or simply idiolectal, or dialectal (or the name of the dialect), or rapid speech, etc.

    Must be an instance of the MultiLangString schema.