Derivation Kind

• CURIE: gmeow:DerivationKind
• IRI: https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/DerivationKind
• Category: class
• Defined by: gmeow:slices/lexicon
• Box roles: TBox role (What is this?)

The kind of etymological derivation — a value, never an Entity subclass. Open-ended: new historical-linguistic frameworks may introduce further derivation types without ontology modification.

Structure

Subclass of: gufo:QualityValue

Practical Pattern

Use gmeow:DerivationKind as a specialized kind of gufo:QualityValue. Add statement metadata or a standpoint when the assertion needs provenance, confidence, or vantage.

Usage Advice

Use when

• Use as the value vocabulary for the etymological-derivation-kind axis — the seeded kinds (inheritance, borrowing, calque, semantic shift, …) referenced from a derivation via gmeow:derivationKind.

Avoid when

• Avoid creating per-kind subclasses (kinds are individuals) and avoid using it for the derivation claim itself (that is gmeow:EtymologicalDerivation).

How to use

• Reference the seeded derivation-kind individuals from a derivation; extend the axis for a new historical-linguistic framework by minting a fresh gmeow:DerivationKind individual rather than a subclass.

Examples

• ex:derivationBlending a gmeow:DerivationKind; rdfs:label "blending"@en.