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3. Constructicon entries: definition of the fields

Flavio Pisciotta edited this page Jul 6, 2024 · 20 revisions

Constructions are stored as entries in the Italian Constructicon. Each entry is annotated for a number of fields, which specify formal, functional and usage information about the construction, as well as its relatedness to other entries in the Constructicon. In this page, we describe the type of information contained and the guidelines for the annotation of each field.

ID

A unique and stable identifier for the constructional entry. This field is filled automatically as a new construction is created.

Name

Contains a “human-intelligible” name for the construction.
In order to keep a consistent naming practice, we use the following decision tree to work out the name for each entry:

  1. Is there a standard denomination for this construction (i.e., in literature)? If so, use it, if not, go to 2.
  2. Can the name be expressed by means of its lexicalized components (e.g., capoN for capo+N compounds)? If so, build the name that way, if not, go to 3.
  3. Can the name be expressed by means of its syntactic relations (e.g., Sbj V Obj1 Obj2 for the Ditransitive construction)? If so, build the name that way as long as it is easily readable. If it is not, go to 4.
  4. Can the name be easily expressed by the function (i.e., Contrastive Focus)? If so, name the construction with reference to its function. If it is not, go to 5.
  5. If none of the previous criteria yield an easily readable/recognizable name, just be creative and we’ll find a better name with time!

CoNLL-X formalization

[Brief description of conll, there will be a specific file]

Definition

Restrictions

Collocational preferences

Usage

Only add value if the construction shows specific preferences (add examples) Possible values: Formal - Informal Spoken - Written Standard - Non-standard

Formal tags:

Preferably from CC-list but with flexibility [TODO: add link to CC-list]

Functional tags

[TODO: add possibilities]

Complexity-level tags

[TODO: add possibilities]

Category tags

[TODO: add possibilities]

Schematicity

filled automatically from conll

Links

filled automatically from conll

Vertical Links

filled automatically from conll

Horizontal Links

filled automatically from conll

Examples

Notes

da strutturare

CEFR level

CEFR-level associated to construction

aggiungere (A1, A2, B1, ecc.) – per ora è prematuro ma utile per il futuro

References

Data collector

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