University of Birmingham · Schema

Construction

A single entry in the University of Birmingham English Constructicon construction grammar database, as returned by GET /constructions.

EducationHigher EducationUniversityUnited KingdomResearchOpen DataLibraryOAI-PMH

Properties

Name Type Description
id integer Sequential integer identifier.
construction_id string Human-readable construction code, e.g. Vthat0.
pattern stringnull Short surface pattern label, may be null.
name string Display name of the construction.
description stringnull Long-form prose description, may be null.
author stringnull Attributed author, may be null.
usagenotes stringnull Usage notes such as register, may be null.
form stringnull Syntactic form template.
meaning stringnull Semantic description of the construction.
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JSON Schema

university-of-birmingham-construction-schema.json Raw ↑ 
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      "description": "Sequential integer identifier."
    },
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      "type": "string",
      "description": "Human-readable construction code, e.g. Vthat0."
    },
    "pattern": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "description": "Short surface pattern label, may be null."
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Display name of the construction."
    },
    "description": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "description": "Long-form prose description, may be null."
    },
    "author": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "description": "Attributed author, may be null."
    },
    "usagenotes": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "description": "Usage notes such as register, may be null."
    },
    "form": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "description": "Syntactic form template."
    },
    "meaning": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "description": "Semantic description of the construction."
    }
  },
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}