Add paradigm (inflected) forms

Currently, Language Explorer has no fields in which you can to collect and organize paradigm (inflected) forms of words. However, you can add custom fields, copy lexeme forms into them, and then append inflectional affixes.

1. In the Navigation Pane, click Lexicon, and then click Bulk Edit Entries.

2. Click the Bulk Copy tab.

3. Add a custom field for your paradigm forms. Select the top (default) vernacular writing system, and give it meaningful name. Repeat as necessary.

4. Use the Configure Columns dialog box to hide/show/move columns (fields) and select writing systems, if permitted.

5. Filter and sort the entries that you want to copy into the custom field.

6. In the Source Field box, select Lexeme Form.

7. In the Target Field box, select the appropriate custom field.

8. In the If the Target field is not empty area, select the desired option.

   Initially, Do nothing is an appropriate selection as the custom form field is empty. When there is content in the field, you need to select Append, separated by and then enter a semicolon or other punctuation in the box.

9. In the left column, select the rows you want to change

10. Click Preview, and then review the pending changes.

The column shows any existing content, an arrow , and then the new content.

11. Click Apply.

    A copy of the lexeme form appears in the custom field.

12. Click the Bulk Replace tab.

13. In the Target Field box, select the custom field.

14. Click Setup.

    The Bulk Replace Setup dialog box appears.

15. In the Search Options area, click Use regular expressions.

    For help with regular expressions, see About regular expressions.

16. Do one of the following:

    • To add a prefix, in the Find what box, enter a caret (^, which means Beginning of line), and then enter the prefix in the Replace with box.

    • To add a suffix, in the Find what box, enter a dollar sign ($, which means End of line), then enter the suffix in the Replace with box.

17. Click OK.

18. Click Preview, review the pending changes, and then click Apply.

19. Repeat the steps above for each inflected form.

 Tip

• For additional information about the purpose of this topic or when it may be of use to you, on the Help menu, point to Resources and then click Introduction to Lexicography.

Related Topics

Bulk Edit overview

Lexicography Tasks overview

Lexicon overview