form type

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

The kind(s) of a lexical form — written, spoken, signed, reconstructed, etc. NON-FUNCTIONAL: a single form may be classified as both spoken and written by different standpoints, or as both reconstructed and normalized in different analytical frames.

Structure

Property shape: object property; gmeow:LexicalForm -> gmeow:LexicalFormType

Practical Pattern

Use gmeow:formType from gmeow:LexicalForm to gmeow:LexicalFormType when the relationship itself belongs in the native GMEOW graph.

Example Snippets

These snippets are generated from canonical slice examples and trimmed to the Turtle blocks where this term appears.

Word Etymology

• Source: slices/extensions/lexicon/examples/word-etymology.ttl
• Examples catalog: open in catalog#example-slices-extensions-lexicon-examples-word-etymology

ex:ontologyForm a gmeow:LexicalForm ;
    gmeow:formOf             ex:ontology ;
    gmeow:formRepresentation "ontology" ;
    gmeow:formType           gmeow:formWritten .

ex:ontosForm a gmeow:LexicalForm ;
    gmeow:formOf             ex:greekOntos ;
    gmeow:formRepresentation "ὄντος" ;
    gmeow:formType           gmeow:formWritten .

Common Companion Terms

gmeow:LexicalForm, gmeow:LexicalFormType

Usage Advice

Use when

• Use to classify a lexical form's modality or analytical kind via a gmeow:LexicalFormType value — written, spoken, signed, reconstructed, normalized, and so on.

Avoid when

• Avoid minting a per-kind subclass (kinds are values) and avoid forcing a single classification — a form may be both reconstructed and normalized under different frames, so keep it non-functional.

How to use

• Point gmeow:formType at one or more gmeow:LexicalFormType individuals; competing standpoint-specific classifications coexist on the same form.

Examples

• ex:waterWritten gmeow:formType gmeow:formWritten.