2.3. Lexical entries

After the structure of the lexicon has been created (Section 2.2) and after the initial views have been defined (Section 2.2.2.1), you can start adding the lexical entries. To do this, double click on the lexicon in the list in the Workspace to switch to the Lexicon editor (you can also use the Switch to menu in the top frame after having selected your lexicon).

2.3.1. Lexicon Editor

The Lexicon Editor module consists of two frames (see Figure 2.18). The left frame is composed of the Lexicon and Filters tabs.

In the Lexicon tab you see the word list (initially, by default, it consists of one example entry "lexeme") . Above the word list there is a number of options that you may choose from:

(1) you can choose to display the lexicon by using the drop down list in the box <switch lexicon>,

(2) you can choose a selection of the words, based on initial character by selecting the character from the drop down list <grapheme>,

(3) you can display a selection of the lexical entries by selecting a filter ( Section 4.2 ),

(4) you may switch to the structure view of the selected lexical entry (as opposed to the list view),

(5) you can look for particular character sequences in the search window (moreover, you can also specify the character capitalization (aBc),

(6) you can also go back to the whole entry list of your lexicon by clicking All.

In the right frame there are two tabs: Lexical Entry and Lexical Entry View. The first one displays the lexical entry in a configuration as defined in the Lexical Entry View Editor (see Section 2.2.2.2). The second one displays the values of each data category of the lexical entry in a structured manner.

Options of the Lexicon tab of the Lexicon Editor

Figure 2.18. Options of the Lexicon tab of the Lexicon Editor