Dictionary Domains
The Oxford English Dictionary uses domains, but does not give them definitions – the reader is supposed to work them out (not easy). Description: law Category: Noun Feature count: 1 Feature 0: Subcategorization: AggregateForm Sense count: 4 Sense 0 Definition: the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties Domain count: 1 Domain 0: Law In this case, the definition of the domain is the same as one of the definitions of the word. If we make the connection explicit, it would give more meaning to the objects in the domain, such as: Description: abscond Category: Verb Feature count: 1 Feature 0: Subcategorization: Intransitive Sense count: 1 Sense 0 Definition: leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection of or arrest for an unlawful action such as theft Domain count: 1 Domain 0: Law
