CHAPTER 2

Semantic Scenarios (Part I)

Creating semantic Scenarios (or Semantic Networks)

Tropes enables you to create your own semantic classifications (called Scenarios) regarding substantives, verbs or adjectives, and so to personalize and/or expand your Equivalent classes according to your analysis strategy.

With the semantic Scenarios, you can:

1. define your own personalized classifications,
2. modify the software’s dictionaries,
3. personalize information retrieval (if you have Tropes Zoom),
4. define an analysis grid that can be automatically generated when indexing a document database so as to create a Scenario accumulation file (if you use Tropes Zoom).

To create a Scenario, use the [Tools][Scenario] command, or the [Open a Scenario] command that appears when clicking on the frame of the Result frame with the right button of the mouse.

A Scenario consists of a number of Semantic Groups, i.e. several combinations of substantives, lemmas and/or Equivalent class. Most combinations can be made by means of the mouse, either in the Scenario tool or interactively with Tropes’ main window.

When viewing an Equivalent class (or verbs/adjectives) on the Result frame, you can add it directly to the Scenario by dragging it with the mouse and dropping it on the Scenario window, or by using the pop-up menu that appears when clicking on the frame of the Result frame with the right button of the mouse. The [Add this class to the Scenario] command creates an entry having the same group name as the selected Equivalent class. The [Insert this class in the Scenario] command creates an entry by using the group name currently displayed in the Scenario. These functions are only accessible when the Scenario tool is opened. It is also possible to grab a word in Tropes [Text] frame and drag it onto the Scenario. Use the [Ctrl] and [Shift] keys to control the addition or the insertion during this operation.

Adding words or senses to the Scenario

All the parts of Tropes graphic user interface contain popup menus (right-click with the mouse) which allow to add or insert easily words or Equivalents classes of in the Scenario:

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