BS ISO 1951:2007

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Formal description of dictionary entries
  4.1 An overview of data elements and compositional elements
      4.1.1 Data elements
      4.1.2 Hierarchical structures: dictionary and entries
      4.1.3 Compositional elements
  4.2 Formal structure of a dictionary entry
      4.2.1 Formal grammar for high-level structures
      4.2.2 Formal grammar for other lexical unit containers
      4.2.3 Formal grammar for blocks
      4.2.4 Formal grammar for other comment containers
      4.2.5 Formal grammar for lexical units
      4.2.6 Formal grammar for comments
  4.3 Content models
      4.3.1 Content elements
      4.3.2 Embedded elements
      4.3.3 Basic elements
      4.3.4 Pointer
      4.3.5 Formal grammar for embedded containers
      4.3.6 Formal grammar for data category content
  4.4 General qualifiers
5 Means of presentation
  5.1 Layout aids
      5.1.1 General
      5.1.2 Layout aids for dictionaries
  5.2 Compacting mechanisms
      5.2.1 General abbreviations
      5.2.2 Abbreviated headword repetitions
      5.2.3 Repeat symbols (Tilde or Dash)
      5.2.4 Nesting
Annex A (informative) Arabic, Roman and Hellenic numbering
        system
Annex B (informative) Tables of functions of lexicographical
        symbols
Annex C (informative) Examples of XML encoding
Annex D (informative) Assigning layout aids to dictionary
        components and compacting dictionary entries
Bibliography

Deals with monolingual and multilingual, general and specialized dictionaries. It specifies a formal generic structure independent of the publishing media and it proposes means of presenting entries in print and electronic dictionaries.

This International Standard deals with monolingual and multilingual, general and specialized dictionaries. It specifies a formal generic structure independent of the publishing media and it proposes means of presenting entries in print and electronic dictionaries. The relationship between the formal structure and the presentation of entries used by publishers and read by users is explained in examples provided in the informative annexes.

The objective of this International Standard is to facilitate the production, merging, comparison, extraction, exchange, dissemination and retrieval of lexicographical data in dictionaries. Following a lexicographical lemma-oriented approach, it does not deal with concept-oriented works as defined in ISO 704.