attested form
- CURIE:
gmeow:attestedForm - IRI: https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/attestedForm
- Category: property
- Defined by:
gmeow:slices/lexicon - Box roles: RBox role (What is this?)
The lexical form that a usage attestation observes. Functional per relator: one attested form per UsageAttestation.
Structure
Property shape: object property; gmeow:UsageAttestation -> gmeow:LexicalForm; functional
Sub-property of: gmeow:observedFeature
Practical Pattern
Use gmeow:attestedForm from gmeow:UsageAttestation to gmeow:LexicalForm when the relationship itself belongs in the native GMEOW graph.
Common Companion Terms
gmeow:observedFeature, gmeow:UsageAttestation, gmeow:LexicalForm
Usage Advice
Use when
- Use on a
UsageAttestationto name the single lexical form it records as observed — the observation's feature of interest.
Avoid when
- Avoid more than one attested form per attestation (it is functional; mint a separate attestation per form) and avoid naming the source here (that is
gmeow:attestedInSource).
How to use
- Assert
gmeow:attestedFormonce from the relator to itsgmeow:LexicalForm; it specializesgmeow:observedFeature, so generic observation queries find it by inheritance.
Examples
- ex:att1
gmeow:attestedFormex:waterWritten.