# LMF Reloaded

## TL;DR

This paper discusses the development of an improved, more modular and flexible version of the Lexical Markup Framework (LMF), a standard for encoding lexical information in dictionaries and NLP resources.

## Contribution

It introduces major enhancements to the LMF standard, aiming to improve its modularity, flexibility, and durability for future lexical data modeling.

## Key findings

- Implementation of new modular components in LMF
- Enhanced flexibility in lexical data encoding
- Improved standard for retrodigitised dictionaries

## Abstract

Lexical Markup Framework (LMF) or ISO 24613 [1] is a de jure standard that provides a framework for modelling and encoding lexical information in retrodigitised print dictionaries and NLP lexical databases. An in-depth review is currently underway within the standardisation subcommittee , ISO-TC37/SC4/WG4, to find a more modular, flexible and durable follow up to the original LMF standard published in 2008. In this paper we will present some of the major improvements which have so far been implemented in the new version of LMF.

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/1906.02136