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which define it (in our case, the models discussed in this topic, namely those
reserved for describing the subjects developed in an audiovisual text or corpus). A
model of description*
is viewed in the form of specialized
regions
and
zones
which
make up the physical and formal organization of the interface (for an in-depth
discussion of the analysis and the
designofdigitalinterfaces
, see [STO 05]);
‒
the relationship between a model of description (here, description of the
content of an audiovisual text or corpus) and its components which are, firstly,
functionally specialized sequences*
(description of the domain of knowledge,
description of the discourse production, etc.) and secondly the
schemas*
of
definition (i.e. the
schemas defining the object of analysis
and the schemas defining
the
procedure of analysis
). The schemas of description configure and define the
sequences of description of a model. A schema may be included in only one, several
or in all sequences defining a library of models of description (this is the case, for
instance, of the schemas defining a procedure of free or controlled description); and
finally;
‒
the relationship between the parts making up a model of description, i.e. the
schemas
and
sequences
, and their component
conceptual terms*
, either generic or
already referenced (in the
thesaurus*
), and the relationships enabling us to correctly
position the relevant conceptual terms in the form of bona fide schemas of
description or in the guise of parts of schemas of description. As regards the
conceptual terms, we distinguish between two main categories: that which
represents the
ASW discourse-object*
, i.e. the
objects of the ASW universe of
discourse which can be analyzed
(see Chapters 12 and 13) and that which represents
the
activitiesofanalyzing
the object of the discourse (see Chapter 14).
11.3.TheASWmeta-lexiconofconceptualterms
The “heart” of the metalinguistic resources of the ASW metalinguistic system is
made up of a hierarchically-organized lexicon of
concepts
or rather of
conceptualterms
, i.e.
linguistic expressions
of concepts. Together, these conceptual
terms make up the vocabulary of the
ASW universe of discourse
. In other words, the
conceptual terms are the “words” or “expressions” entered and defined by the
conceptdesigner
and used by the analyst in order to speak and communicate about a
domain of knowledge documented by corpora of texts (audiovisual, etc.). The term
Metalinguistic
, as used in this context, means
language
constructed with a view to
processing
(describing, indexing, etc.) a given textual object - that is, in our case,
with a view to
analyzing
audiovisual corpora.
