User:Visviva/Categories

Re Categorization:

Each major component of an entry has a corresponding type of category.

Based on language
Well, duh.


 * Taxonomy: descendants of Category: All languages


 * Naming convention: "[Language name] language," as in Category:Malagasy language

Based on etymology
In principle, all lemmas should be in an etymology category of some kind, even if it is only on the basis of their etymology being unknown. These may be supplied either by an etymology template, or at the end of the language section.


 * Taxonomy: descendants of Category:Etymology


 * Naming convention: "[Language code]:[source-language name] derivations," as in Category:de:English derivations.

Based on pronunciation
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Based on syntactic properties
These may extend beyond the limited set of terms permitted in POS headers, to inclue "prepositional phrases," "idioms," etc.


 * Taxonomy: descendants of Category:Grammar


 * Naming convention: "[Language name] [category]," as in Category:English nouns.

Based on contextual/usage characteristics
These categories may be based either on pragmatic characteristics (vulgar, pejorative), or on the field or genre in which they are used (sci-fi novels, patents, biochemical literature). They are typically assigned at the beginning of the relevant sense, either by or a related template.


 * Proposed taxonomy: In general, all such categories should be children of Category:Lexicons.


 * Proposed naming convention: "[Language name] [domain] terms."

Based on semantic relationships
These are based on the actual meaning(s) defined in the entry. Categories based on semantic affiliation are bound to part of speech; any entry which is properly placed in Category:Animals is also a noun. Where possible, semantic categories should be children of a fundamental category


 * Taxonomy: descendants of Category:*Topics


 * Naming convention: "[Language code]:[superordinate]," as in Category:de:Vehicles

Based on need for janitorial assistance
These are generally assigned by a cleanup template.


 * Taxonomy: descendants of Category:Wiktionary maintenance