[Lexicog] Linnaean classifications in MDF

[Ron Moe]

Along with the \sc field (see below) it is good to give the bibliographical
information if the classification is based on a published source. For
instance if you show a photo from "A Field Guide to Birds of East Africa" to
someone and they identify the bird, you can cite the book/author and page
number. You would then need to give the full bibliographic reference in the
introduction to the dictionary. The MDF field for bibliographical references
is:

\bb Bibliography
Used to record any bibliographic information pertinent to the lexeme. MDF
adds the label 'Read:' to this field. For basic information (to reference an
entry in a more complete bibliography database) include the following:
AuthorLastName, FirstName/Initials date:pp. For a more complete reference
include: AuthorLastName, FirstName/Initials. date. Title. City, Publisher.
pp. xxx-yyy.

Ron Moe

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Subject: Re: [Lexicog] Linnaean classifications in MDF




The standard MDF field for a scientific name is \sc.

>From the "MDFields" database:

\sc  scientific name
Providing a scientific name for a lexeme can be very useful if accurate.
The gloss "a type of
tree" is nearly worthless (but often the best we can do at the time).
Having the scientific name
allows us to eventually find the appropriate English gloss for such a
species. Getting the
scientific name requires access to high quality books (color pictures
help).

The data given is automatically underlined and italicized by MDF; no
formatting is needed.


Steve White, Jaars language software support
704-843-6337, 1-800-215-7813






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