5.5.1. The creation of a CV

When you frequently use a certain linguistic type with a limited number of annotation values, it might be a good idea to associate a Controlled Vocabulary (CV) with it. Such a CV consists of a number of predefined values that a user can choose from when editing an annotation, thus making the task of the annotator less error-prone. E.g. one can choose to create a controlled vocabulary for part of speech tagging, as the tags that are used often reoccur. In order to do this select Edit > Edit Controlled Vocabularies. The following dialog will appear:

Edit controlled vocabulary

Figure 5.23. Edit controlled vocabulary


To create a new CV, do the following:

  1. Enter a CV Name and a description

  2. Click on the Add button

  3. Now enter each CV entry and its description.

  4. Confirm every entry addition by clicking on the Add button or by hitting Enter

[Note]Note

The undo function in the CV dialog window only works as long as that window is active. Once it is closed changes cannot be undone anymore.