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The first two of these taxonomic domains begin with the terms
[Object “Agentive process”] and [Object “Causal object”]. Together, they enable us
to distinguish between causal and intentional processes. This distinction, well-
known in lexicology, serves to identify physical or biological processes on the one
hand, and on the other, activities whose originator - the “author” - is any agent who
possesses a certain intentionality (i.e. capable of acting in a premeditated way to
satisfy a need, a desire or any other motive for action).
Finally, the third taxonomic domain which specifies the conceptual term
[Process object] is organized around the conceptual term [Object “Social practice”
(praxis)]. This umbrella term covers individual or collective practices, professional
or otherwise, which form complexes of activities carried out in a stereotyped
manner, i.e. in the form of fairly predictable routines or rituals.
Figure 13.23 shows an extract from this third taxonomic domain which in fact
plays an important role in describing the content of our audiovisual corpora. The
conceptual vocabulary therein serves us to describe, for example, festivals, rituals,
artistic and artisan practices, communication practices, educative practices,
agricultural or industrial work patterns, and so on.
13.11.Thetaxonomicdomainsofthebranch[Object“Region”]
Let us take another brief look at the taxonomic organization of the branch
initiated by the third canonic conceptual term in the ASW meta-lexicon of
conceptual terms denoting the
analytical objects*
which belong to the
universe of
discourse*
of the ASW archives - the canonic conceptual term [Object “Region”].
As Figure 13.24 shows, we distinguish two main taxonomic domains here: the
first is initiated by the conceptual term [Object “Spatial region”], the second by the
conceptual term [Object “Temporal region”].
The branch beginning with the conceptual term [Object “Spatial region”] is
divided, as Figure 13.25 shows, into a series of taxonomic domains which have yet
to be put into a better structure. For the time being, we find specialized conceptual
vocabularies which are highly useful for the descriptive activity whose objective is
to locate the knowledge objects thematized in an audiovisual text or corpus, within
time and space.
