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TEI Lex-0

— A baseline encoding for lexicographic data

12.1.137. <usg>

<usg> (usage) contains usage information in a dictionary entry. [10.3.5.2. Usage Information and Other Labels]
Moduledictionaries — Specification
Attributes
type
StatusRequired
Legal values are:
temporal
marker which identifies the use of a given lexical unit on a scale from old to new
geographic
marker which identifies the place or region where a lexical unit is mainly used
socioCultural
marker which identifies the use of a given lexical unit by particular social groups and/or in certain types of communicative situations depending on their level of formality
domain
marker which identifies the specialized field of knowledge in which a lexical unit is mainly used
frequency
marker which identifies the relative rate of occurrence of a lexical unit in a given textual context
attitude
marker which identifies the speaker’s subjective point of view, positive or negative, regarding the object referred to by a given lexical unit
normativity
marker which identifies the use of a given lexical unit which is in some aspect considered to be non-standard or incorrect
meaningType
marker which identifies a semantic extension of the sense of a given lexical unit
textType
marker which identifies the typical use of a lexical unit in a particular discourse type or genre
hint
marker which cannot be classified otherwise
Member of
Contained by
core: cit
May contain
analysis: c pc
dictionaries: lang
figures: figure
gaiji: g
linking: seg
transcr: metamark
character data
Example
<form>
 <form>
  <usg type="geographic">U.S.</usg>
  <orth>color</orth>
 </form>
</form>
Content model
<content>
 <macroRef key="macro.lexParaContent"/>
</content>
    
Schema Declaration

element usg
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.lexicographic.attributes,
   att.typed.attribute.subtype,
   attribute type
   {
      "temporal"
    | "geographic"
    | "socioCultural"
    | "domain"
    | "frequency"
    | "attitude"
    | "normativity"
    | "meaningType"
    | "textType"
    | "hint"
   },
   macro.lexParaContent
}