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Task 40. Working with the Compare Related Senses tool
Learning objective
You will learn to use the Compare Related Senses tool to develop maximally contrastive definitions for related Senses of any entry (only works at Sense level—not within a Sense Group or overall Entry level).
The tool helps compare definitions of any Sense that has Thesaurus or Lexical Relation Set links to other Senses. It may show gaps in Sets and Thesaurus categories by comparing the linking to all Senses in any particular set or category. It may give ideas to add other members to the set of Related Senses. It may show new links needed for a Thesaurus category, other categories needing correction, new links needed for a Lexical Relation set, or other sets needing correction.
Preparation
First add Thesaurus links and/or Lexical Relations to your Senses.
Opening Compare Related Senses from the Lexical Database
1. In the Lexical Database, go to the Major Entry infant.
Tip: The menu in the Minor Entry Editor does not have a way to directly go to the Compare Related Senses tool.
2. Click any field in a desired Sense box.
3. On the menu, click Tools…Compare Related Senses.
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Result: Displays the Original Sense in the top pane, the Thesaurus Categories Linked to Original Sense in the middle left pane, and the Lexical Relations Linked to Original Sense in the middle right pane.
Comparing and editing definitions
1. In the middle right pane, select Human growth.
Result: Displays all Senses Related to Original Sense Through Selected Category or Relation in the bottom pane.
2. Compare definitions.
Tip: The definition for the selected Sense appears in the top pane. The definitions of Related Senses appear in the bottom pane. If no definition exists, the <ENG> insertion point appears instead.
3. Edit the definitions for parallel wording and maximal contrast.
4. In the left middle pane, click 2.4.4 Children.
Result: Displays all Senses Related to Original Sense Through Selected Category or Relation in the bottom pane.
5. Compare and edit the definitions.
Selecting a different related Sense to compare
1. In the bottom pane, click child 1.
2. Click 
.
3. In the middle right pane, click Familial relationships.
4. Compare and edit the definitions.
5. In the bottom pane, double-click parent 1.
6. In the Sense Editor, go to the menu and click Tools…Major Entry.
7. Close the Sense Editor.
8. Close the Major Entry Editor.
Modifying Thesaurus links
1. In the left middle pane, select 2.4.4 Children.
2. On the menu, click Tools…Thesaurus Linker (or double-click the desired category).
3. In Link Sense to Thesaurus Categories, select 2.5.2 Kinship relations involving successive generations.
4.Click 
and
then click OK.
5.In Compare Related Senses, press Ctrl+Y.
Modifying Lexical Relations sets
1. In the middle right pane, select Familial relationships.
2. On the menu, click Tools…Modify Selected Set (or double-click the desired lexical set).
3. In the Relational Converse Set Editor, double-click 
below
the last Member A entry.
4. Select the Member A 
,
go to the toolbar, and click New: 
.
5. In Insert Major Entry, for the Base Form, type brother, and click OK.
6. Select the Member B ,
go to the toolbar, and click New: .
7. In Insert Major Entry, for the Base Form, type sister, and click OK
8. In Compare Related Senses, press Ctrl+Y.
Selecting any Lexical Entry to compare
1. In Compare Related Sense, go to the menu and click Tools…Any Lexical Entry.
Tip: You can switch to compare the first Sense of any other Lexical Entry.
2. In Select Entry, go to foot, and click OK.
3. Inspect the middle left pane and then the middle right pane.
Result: Shows a problem: the Sense of foot that means Linear measurement is connected to the Thesaurus category that means Parts of the body.
4. Close the Compare Related Senses window.
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