Ontology
Ontology Vocabulary and Definitions
Letter
A letter represents a written communication between two individuals, in this correspondence through a physical medium which is available as facsimile on the project homepage. It encapsulates properties such as sender, addressee or dates, as well as other metadata about its place of exposition, format, and any associated annotations (sentiments, keywords, etc.).
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Sender
The sender (in this case always Constance de Salm) represents the individual who initiates the communication via letter. It captures information about the person given by other data repositories, such as Wikidata or VIAF.
Addressee
The addressee represents the intended recipient of a letter. It captures information about the person given by other data repositories, such as Wikidata or VIAF.
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Keyword
The entity keyword represents a descriptive term or phrase that is associated with a particular resource or concept. It provides a means to classify and organize information about the letters. The keywords were manually annotated in earlier project stages.
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Automatic Keyword and Key Phrases
The entity automatic keyword represents a keyword or phrase that is generated automatically, typically through computational methods like text mining, intending to describe and categorise the text in the letters. It denotes a keyword that is not manually assigned by a human but is generated based on the content, context, or other relevant factors associated with the letter!
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Sentiment
The sentiment represents the emotional orientation expressed in a text or statement, capturing the overall tone, opinion, or attitude conveyed; those carry connotations such as positive, negative, or neutral.
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First Line
The first line (incipit) represents the initial sentence of a letter. It is the beginning of the textual content and was manually transcribed in an earlier project stage.
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Place of Exposition
The place of exposition represents a location where a letter was displayed. It captures the contextual framework for the exposition, given by the name of the place, as well as geocoded information.