Template:Grammatical category label/doc

This template formats a single linguistic glossing abbreviation (a "grammatical category label"). For example, {{gcl|CONT}} produces: CONT. Hovering the mouse over the abbreviation displays a tooltip with its meaning, which in this case is "continuous aspect".

Usage

• {{gcl|CONT}} → CONT       (Hover text: "continuous aspect")
• {{gcl|CONT|continuative}} → CONT       (Hover text: "continuative")
• {{gcl|CONT|continuative|Continuative aspect}} → CONT       (Links to: Continuative aspect)
• {{gcl|CONT|glossing=wikilink}} → CONT       (Links to: Continuous aspect)
  • Alternative: {{gcl|CONT||}} → CONT

To specify a meaning different from the default one, pass it as a second parameter after the abbreviation itself: {{gcl|CONT|continuative}} gives: CONT.

The abbreviation will be rendered as a link to the relevant article if the |glossing= parameter is set to wikilink, thus {{gcl|CLF|glossing=wikilink}} gives: CLF. The Wikipedia article is specified by the third parameter: {{gcl|CLF|classifier|Chinese classifier}} gives: CLF. The presence of this third parameter (even if empty) will force the abbreviation to be displayed as a wikilink – {{gcl|CLF||}} is equivalent to {{gcl|CLF|glossing=wikilink}}.

This template is mainly used within {{interlinear}}. It will exempt its content from the default glossing behaviour in the interlinear text. This can be needed in several circumstances:

• to set the meaning of an abbreviation that is otherwise not recognised;
• to use an abbreviation with a meaning different from the default one, or linking to a different article from the default one;
• to apply formatting to a portion of a glossing abbreviation (within {{interlinear}} this would prevent the abbreviation from being recognised);
• to exempt an abbreviation from the default {{interlinear}} formatting. To this end, two further values of the |glossing= parameter can be used: |glossing=no link will force the use of the default formatting as an abbreviation with a tooltip, without turning it into a wikilink; |glossing=no abbr will only format the label in small caps without treating it as an abbreviation. Additional CSS styles can be set using the |style= parameter.

To prevent a string from being treated as a glossing label at all, use {{no gloss}}.

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Grammatical category label

This template formats a single linguistic glossing abbreviation. This template is mainly used within {{interlinear}}. To prevent a string from being treated as a glossing label at all, use {{no gloss}}.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Abbreviation	1	A single linguistic glossing abbreviation. For the list of automatically-recognized abbreviations, see the documentation. Example CONT	Line	required
Meaning	2	A meaning different from the default one Example continuative	Line	optional
Article	3	Link to this Wikipedia article, or if empty, link automatically. Example Continuative aspect	Page name	optional
Glossing	glossing	If "wikilink", the abbreviation will be rendered as a link to the relevant article; alternatively, set parameter 3 to empty. If "no link", the abbreviation will not be linked. If "no abbr", the label will not be treated as an abbreviation. Suggested values wikilink no link no abbr Default "wikilink" (replace as needed) Auto value wikilink	Line	optional
Style	style	Additional CSS styles	Unbalanced wikitext	optional