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PALDO Akan dictionary entry structure

  • PALDO Akan dictionary entry structure Kan dea ɛfa PALDO ho nyina

Each entry in the dictionary database is considered a single Drupal node. The node then can have any number of properties.

The components of an entry

  • Node, defined by the kasahorow Database Publisher module
    • Word / Phrase
      • Twi spelling
      • Fanti spelling
    • Headword (hidden from ordinary viewers; used to locate the entry and dictate its alphabetical position )
    • Definition
    • Example
    • Notes
    • Linked language translation of definition
    • Linked language translation of example
    • Linked language translation of notes
  • Taxonomies, defined by the Taxonomy module
    • Applies to all dictionary database node types
      • Part of Speech [ Designated as primary taxonomy vocabulary ]
      • Terminology
      • Scientific classification
    • Applies to only Akan
  • Bilingual linking
    • Other dictionary databases
      • PALDO English dictionary database
      • PALDO Akan dictionary database (self)
    • Types of linking
      • External links (Cross-language synonyms)
      • Derived word
      • Related word
      • Antonyms
  • File attachments [ audio (mp3) | photo (png, jpg, gif) | video (flv) ]
 

Additional data will be imported from the kasahorow Akan dictionary

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PALDO Akan dictionary entry structure. (). In Projects. Retrieved 10:54 AM July 24th, 2008, from http://kasahorow.org/content/paldo-akan-dictionary-entry-structure

Submitted by fie.nipa on Wed, 2008-04-09 16:01
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