LEXICON |
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a knowledge base listing all the distinct spellings found as a proper name, i.e., elements of noun phrases when used as names of persons, places, or time periods;
the l. is a plugable component of the standardization process, used by the classifier;
the form of the l. entry is 1) a spelling followed by 2a) a set of category symbols,
2b)a set of cultures with the relative frequency of its occurrence then and there, and
2c) any co-occurrence restrictions; the l. entry also gives
3) the class, whether standard,
deviant, and kind, e.g., nickname, and
4) reference to its morphemes name group, etc.;
the category in the l. entry whose instances are most frequent is the typical usage of the word |