Lexical Form Type

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

The kind of a lexical form — a value, never an Entity subclass. The seed list is an anchor, not a fence; new analytical frameworks may introduce further form types without ontology modification.

Structure

Subclass of: gufo:QualityValue

Practical Pattern

Use gmeow:LexicalFormType 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 lexical-form-kind axis — the seeded modalities (written, spoken, signed, reconstructed, …) referenced from a form via gmeow:formType.

Avoid when

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

How to use

• Reference the seeded form-type individuals from a form; extend the axis for a new analytical framework by minting a fresh gmeow:LexicalFormType individual rather than a subclass.

Examples

• ex:formGlossed a gmeow:LexicalFormType; rdfs:label "glossed"@en.