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LinguaLinks Workshop Tools Tutorial

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Task 18. Creating a Simple Set Lexical Relations Set

Learning objective

You will learn to add three new entries and to use the Auto-Set Thesaurus Links feature.

Preparation

Open a Major Entry Editor. Insert a Major Entry for each of these words: doctor, physician, and surgeon, filling in Entry Type, Part of Speech and Gloss. Also click Tools…Auto Set Thesaurus Links for each of these entries.

Adding a new Lexical Relations Set

1. Click .

2. In Currently Defined Relatons, go to SIMPLE SETS and double-click .

3. Select similar.

4. Click .

5. In the Similar Set Editor, click the Name box and type, Medical Occupations for the new set.

Linking an existing Entry

1. In the right pane, double-click <LexSetItem>.

Result: Creates an insertion point for the new set member.

2. Select <LexSenseOrSimpleSet>.

3. In the left pane, select surgeon 1.

4. Click at the top of the right pane.

Linking an entry using a Thesaurus category

1. In the right pane, double-click <LexSetItem> below surgeon 1.

Result: Creates an insertion point for the new set member.

2. Select and double-click <LexSenseOrSimpleSet>.

3. In the left pane, select the middle box.

4. At the top of the left pane, click .

5. Select the Thesaurus category, 4.14.1.9 Health Care and click OK.

Result: Adds all senses in the Lexical Database that are linked to this thesaurus category.

6. Select doctor 1 and click at the top of the right pane.

7. Do the same for physician 1.

8. Close the Similar Set Editor and press Ctrl+Y.

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