Editing Philosophical Research:Data model (section)

=== Citation Lexemes ===

A citation Lexeme is meant to represent the concept of a particular referenced work rendered into speech. Citation Lexemes do not hold the contrasting connotations of works ("<cite>Dragon Ball</cite> means wild power escalation"), but instead simply associate the titles or aliases of works to particular sub-series or editions ("<cite>Dragon Ball</cite> and <cite>DBZ</cite> are two names for the same continuous series"). The Senses of a citation Lexeme should be suitable for linking to particular Z Items or S0 Concepts which constitute actual works or collections of works somebody would reference, while the Forms of the citation Lexeme can be any names the Senses are ever referred to by no matter how ambiguous. Each Sense should be connected to the collection of Forms which represent it so that it becomes clear which names refer to which parts of the series or work. Specific numbered parts of a larger work can also be added as Senses in the case they come to be referenced so often they overshadow other parts. Note that it is generally not necessary to add <em>every</em> numbered part of a work as a Sense — if individual numbered parts are being referenced this often, it may be best to simply reference them as Items or give them their own separate citation Lexemes.

Citation Lexemes may be especially useful for thesis portals referencing works by recurring bop citation codes. A recurring citation code should be recorded on a particular citation Lexeme, and the Lexeme Sense linked by Property on its corresponding Item, such that searching the citation code can bring up both the Lexeme and the Item. At that point the citation code can safely link itself directly to the Item for the most specific numbered part of the work referenced.