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This is a complete list of metadata fields for Terms Knowledge Maps.
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General Information
This section contains the identifier for the Knowledge Map, and lets you make the term private or public.
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next to "General information" You'll see a confirmation popup
- Click OK to delete the term permanently
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| Field | Description | Type |
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| Terms Code Type | The type of code. We don't currently have a set list of code types for Terms: email mandala@virginia.edu to request a type. Example: The 'Library of Congress Subject Area' designates broad subject areas using a specific letter. | controlled vocabulary |
| Value | The actual value of the code. Example: For the subject 'Education' and a subject code type 'Library of Congress Classification', the value would be 'L' | short text |
Term Relations
Related Guide: Add Term Relationships
This section lets you define relationships between terms.
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You might, however, what to associate terms with others outside of the tree context. For example, hot "is an antonym of cold." You can also connect specific definitions. In this case, use the instructions below.
To assign an existing related term:
- In the "Term Relations" metadata section, click New term relation
A list of terms will appear
- Click Select next to the term you want to connect to the original term
New fields will open
- Fill out the form using the table below to guide you
- Click Create
| Field | Description | Type |
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| Term | The name of the new term (if you're creating a child term.) | short text |
| Name Type | This sets whether the name is official or popular. | controlled vocabulary |
| Language | The language of the name. This is independent of the 'writing system,' which you can learn more about below. | controlled vocabulary |
| Writing System | The alphabet or symbol system used to represent the language. For example, English uses the Latin script. | controlled vocabulary |
| Etymology | The etymological origin of the name. | WYSIWYG |
| Primary for Popular Romanization View? | Popular romanization is an easy-to-pronounce version of names in Roman script, which is intended for audiences around the world. | checkbox |
| Term Relation Type | The type of relationship between the original term and the related term (whether new or existing). | controlled vocabulary |
| Perspective | This corresponds to the language for your term. |
Passages
Related Guide: Add Passages
A passage is a quote from a text that explains the term, or shows how the term is used.
You can add passages to a definition or an entire term. Passages can also include citations from Mandala Sources.
| Field | Description | Type |
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| Content | The passage you want to add. This can be any length. | WYSIWYG |
Essay
This is a legacy option. You should use Texts in Mandala if you want to add a longer essay to your Knowledge Map.
Definitions
To add relationships between definitions, see Add Term Relationships.
Some definitions were imported from external dictionaries: you'll see these under Other Dictionaries. Click the pencil icon next to these imported definitions to edit them.
| Field | Description | Type |
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| Is Public | Check this to make the definition available to the public. | checkbox |
| Is Primary | checkbox | |
| Content | The definition for the term. This can include styling, including bold, italics, paragraphs, and lists. | WYSIWYG |
| Numerology | short text | |
| Tense | This will depend on your language; in English, the tense associated with a verb expresses the time in which the action is occurring. | short text |
| Language | The language of the definition. Each definition should only have one language. If you need to include a translation, add a new definition. | controlled vocabulary |
| Author | The author of the definition. Contact mandala@virginia.edu if you need to add people to this list; any Terms editor can be assigned as an author. | controlled vocabulary |
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- Click Add recording
Metadata fields for recordings will open
- Enter the dialect name, or click show dialect hierarchy to see the list of
- If you need a dialect not on this list, contact mandala@virginia.edu
- Click Choose File next to "Audio File"
Your operating system's file browser will open
- Open the file you want to add
- Click Create
Subject-Term Associations
Subject-term associations let you add grammatical functions, language context, literary forms, and other important information about a term (the "subject" in the subject-term association). These subjects are specific controlled vocabularies and ontologies built in Mandala Knowledge Maps.
For ease of use, we recommend you use the quick links under Subject-Term Associations to add the appropriate information. To do this, you would:
- Click the quick link in the section
- For example, if you wanted to specify the register you would click Register association
- A form will appear
- Leave the Branch field alone; this default value was specified by the quick link
- Search for the subject you want to add
- For example, the register
- You may find it easier to click View Subject Hierarchy. This will let you see all the controlled vocabularies available to you.
- Click Create
Etymologies
| Field | Description | Type |
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| Etymology Type | The type of etymology – basic syllabic, creative, or historical. | controlled vocabulary |
| Content | The etymology for the term. | WYSIWYG |
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Unless you're part of the Tibetan and Himalayan Library, this should always be External.
- External
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Terms Relation Type
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Is Related To | |
Is Beginning Of | |
| Heads Is Headed By | |
Has A Conjugation | to be has a conjugation am am is a conjugation of to be |
| Is A Full Synonym Of | For two terms that mean the same thing. Example: buy is a full synonym of purchase |
| Is A Partial Synonym Of | For two terms that are similar in meaning, but not exact. |
| Is An Antonym Of | For terms that are opposites. Example: hot is an antonym of cold |
| Is A Literary Correlate Of Is A Colloquial Correlate Of | This relationship is primarily used in the Tibetan language dictionary. It designates a literary equivalent of a colloquial Tibetan term. thams cad is a literary correlate of tshang ma tshang ma is a colloquial correlate of thams cad |
| is a dialectical correlate of | Designates two terms from different dialects that have the same meaning. Example: The word for sweet carbonated beverages can vary across United States dialects. These include: soda (Northeast, Greater Milwaukee, Great St. Louis, California, and Florida), pop (Inland North, Upper Midwest, and Northwest), coke (South), and tonic (Eastern New England possibility) pop is a dialectical correlate of soda |
| is paired with | For two terms that are paired in a general, categorical way, or that seem to be used together often. You can use this as a catch-all if no other relationship applies. |
| is a gloss of is glossed by | |
is a poetic synonym of is the referent of the poetic term | |
is a phrase containing is part of the phrase | feeding frenzy is a phrase containing frenzy frenzy is part of the phrase feeding frenzy |
| is an abbreviation of is the full form of the abbreviation | tsp is an abbreviation of teaspoon teaspoon is the full form of the abbreviation tsp |
| is a compound term containing is part of the compound | bookstore is a compound term containing book book is part of the compound bookstore |
is a numbered set containing is contained in the numbered set | |
| is a paired term with | |
| is an honorific form of has the honorific form of | |
| is a high honorific form of has the high honorific form of | |
| is a double honorific form of has the double honorific form of | |
| is a humilific form of has the humilific form of | |
| is contrasted with | |
is the past tense of has as past tense | ran is the past tense of run run has as past tense ran |
is the future tense of has as future tense | will run is the future tense of run run has as future tense will run |
| is the imperative tense of has as imperative tense |
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