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Let us now take a look at the internal organization of a schema of definition. As
has already been mentioned many times, every schema of definition is made up of
one or more
conceptual terms*
which stem either from the meta-lexicon of
conceptual terms denoting analytical objects in the ASW
universe of discourse*
, or
from the meta-lexicon of conceptual terms denoting the analytical activities.
The simplest schema of definition is characterized by the selection of one and
only one conceptual term. This selection equates to the affirmation of a
unary
relationofidentification
of a conceptual term. Figure 16.8 shows an example of this.
The schema defining the analytical object
Social movement
relies solely on the
conceptual term [Social movement].
However, a schema can also select several conceptual terms whether or not they
belong to the same taxonomic domain of the meta-lexicon of conceptual terms. An
example is shown in Figure 16.9. This schema defines an analytical object entitled
Citizenship, social inclusion and exclusion
. In order to do so, this schema draws
upon a set of conceptual terms such as [Status of citizen], [Status of foreigner],
[Status of stateless person], etc., from which the analyst can choose the most
appropriate term(s) to index an audiovisual text which deals with the question of
citizenship and/or social inclusion/exclusion.
Figure16.10.
Aschemaofdefinitioncontainingalistofconceptualterms
denotingtheobjectordomainofanalysis
A third and final scenario is that of the “grand schema of definition (of an
object
ofanalysis*
or
procedureofanalysis*
)” or, as we prefer to call it, the
macro-schema
of definition
(in the same way as a macro-sequence). A macro-schema is made up of
various more specialized schemas which are positioned in relation to one another.
Each more specialized schema includes at least one conceptual term (but, as the
example in Figure 16.9 shows, a schema can also include various conceptual terms).
