Contains an example sentence that illustrates an occurrence of a lexeme.
Syntax
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<example>string</example> | |
Attributes
None.
Remarks
One or more example elements may be provided for a single lexeme element. The example element must contain one or more letters, numbers, or characters, and cannot contain other elements.
Example
The example below shows the use of the example element to provide a sample usage for alternate pronunciations of the word "lead". It is acceptable to include comments with example elements, as well as elsewhere within the lexicon element, using the syntax shown in the example.
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<lexicon version="1.0"
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/01/pronunciation-lexicon"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.w3.org/2005/01/pronunciation-lexicon
http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/CR-pronunciation-lexicon-20071212/pls.xsd"
alphabet="ipa" xml:lang="en-US">
<lexeme>
<grapheme> lead </grapheme>
<phoneme> led </phoneme>
<example> My feet were as heavy as lead. <!-- possible comment --> </example>
</lexeme>
<lexeme>
<grapheme> lead </grapheme>
<phoneme> liːd </phoneme>
<example> The guide once again took the lead. </example>
</lexeme>
</lexicon>
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