From c93d48f7d77ce6b777a4281e758cb2bebac57d5a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alice BRENON <alice.brenon@ens-lyon.fr> Date: Mon, 29 May 2023 18:46:28 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Removing level >= 3 section titles --- ICHLL_Brenon.md | 28 ---------------------------- 1 file changed, 28 deletions(-) diff --git a/ICHLL_Brenon.md b/ICHLL_Brenon.md index 8164604..ec637bb 100644 --- a/ICHLL_Brenon.md +++ b/ICHLL_Brenon.md @@ -259,8 +259,6 @@ specification. {height=830px #fig:dictionaries-subgraph} -### Definitions {-} - By iterating several times the operation of moving on that graph along one edge, that is, by considering the transitive closure of the relation "be connected by an edge" we define *inclusion paths* which allow us to explore which elements @@ -283,8 +281,6 @@ directly contain another one, it may contain a `<geogName/>` which, in turn, may contain a new `<address/>` element. From a graph theory perspective, we can say that it admits an inclusion cycle of length two. -### Applications {-} - Using classical, well-known methods such as Dijkstra's algorithm [@dijkstra59] allows us to explore the shortest inclusion paths that exist between elements. Though a particular caution should be applied because there is no guarantee that @@ -327,8 +323,6 @@ can appear quite near the "surface" of article entries. ## Content of the module -### The `<entry/>` element {-} - The central element of the *dictionaries* module is the `<entry/>` element meant to encode one single entry in a dictionary, that is to say a head word associated to its definition. It is the natural way in from the `<body/>` @@ -347,8 +341,6 @@ as the natural top-most element for an article. This somewhat contrived example hopes to further demonstrate the application of a graph-centred approach to understand the inner workings of the XML-TEI schema. -### Information about the headword itself {-} - Once a block for an article is created, it may contain elements useful to represent various of its features. Its written and spoken forms are usually encoded by `<form/>` elements. Grammatical information like the `<case/>`, @@ -364,8 +356,6 @@ the encoder with a toolbox to describe all the information related to the form the entry is found at and seems general enough to accomodate the structure of any book indexing entries by words. -### Cross-references {-} - A common feature shared by dictionaries and encyclopedias is the ability to connect entries together by using a word or short phrase as the link, referring the reader to the related concept. This is known as cross-references and can @@ -383,8 +373,6 @@ in this description of the toolbox because it is particularly useful in the context of dictionaries. This element may have a target attribute which points to the other resource to be accessed by the interested reader. -### Definitions {-} - The remaining part of entries is also usually the largest and represents the content associated to the headword by the entry. In a dictionary, that is its meaning. @@ -395,8 +383,6 @@ of this versatile element) and other high-level information such as translations in other languages. Both `<def/>` and `<usg/>` elements may appear directly under the `<entry/>`. -### Structural remarks {-} - Before concluding this description of the *dictionaries* module from the perspective of someone trying to concretely encode a particular dictionary or encyclopedia, we make use of the graph approach again to evidence some its @@ -459,8 +445,6 @@ noticeable differences. It is difficult to make a precise list because the editorial choices may vary greatly between encyclopedias but we discuss some of the most obvious. -### Organised knowledge {-} - The first immediately visible feature that sets encyclopedias apart from dictionaries and can be found in the *Encyclopédie* as well as in *La Grande Encyclopédie* is the presence of subject indicators at the beginning of articles @@ -506,8 +490,6 @@ This point, although not the most concerning, still remains the hardest to address but all things considered the `<usg/>` element stands out as the most relevant. -### The notion of meaning {-} - Notwithstanding the correct way to represent domains of knowledge, their extent itself raises concerns regarding the *dictionaries* module. Indeed, among the vast collection of domains covered in encyclopedias in general and in *La Grande @@ -539,8 +521,6 @@ idea that the term eludes definition, wrapping it in a `<sense/>`, or worse, a As a result, the use of `<sense/>` and `<def/>` is not appropriate for encyclopedic content in general. -### Nested structures {-} - The final difficulty can be considered as a partial consequence of the previous one on the structure of articles. The difficulty to define complex concepts is the very reason why authors approach their subjects from various angles, @@ -657,8 +637,6 @@ article, "Cathète" from tome 9 reproduced in Figure @fig:cathete-photo. )](ressources/cathète_t9.png){#fig:cathete-photo} -### The scheme {-} - Remaining within the *core* module for the structure, almost all useful elements are available and our encoding scheme merely quotes the official documentation. Each article is represented by a `<div/>`. We suggest setting an `xml:id` @@ -768,8 +746,6 @@ encoding scheme as demonstrated by Figure @fig:alcala-xml. {#fig:alcala-xml} -### Currently implemented {-} - The reference implementation for this encoding scheme is the program soprano ([https://gitlab.huma-num.fr/disco-lge/soprano](https://gitlab.huma-num.fr/disco-lge/soprano)) developed within the scope of project DISCO-LGE to @@ -874,8 +850,6 @@ back and forth between trying to find patterns in the graph which reflects the p found in the text and questioning the relevance of the results explains the choice we ended up making but also the alternatives we have considered. -### Bend the semantics {-} - Several times, the issue of the semantics of some elements which posess the properties we need came up. This is the case for instance of the `<sense/>` and `<node/>` elements. It is very tempting to bend their documented semantics or to @@ -890,8 +864,6 @@ the encyclopedic developments that occur in the articles. We have chosen not to follow the same path in the name of the FAIR principles to avoid the emergence of a custom usage differing from the documented one. -### Custom schema {-} - The other major reason behind our choice was the inclusion rules which exist between TEI elements and pushed us to look for different combinations. Another valid approach would have consisted in changing the structure of the inclusion -- GitLab