[xsl] reversing dictionary in xml

[Robert Ee <eerobert24@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear experts,


I am working on a bilingual dictionary (language A- language B) file, which I need to reverse to a B-A file.
(Some people may recognise Dutch and English in this example.)

I found out how to make a rough conversion by means of xsl, by copying from replies to other questions. 

However, I cannot implement my requests. For one thing, think I have to make two keys in order to put the exemplifying sentences in the right place.

Hope that you can help me out!

Robert

The xml file is as follows:

<dictionary>
 <lem>
<LEMID>17688</LEMID>
<HEADW>obscuur</HEADW>
<GRAMT>adj</GRAMT>
  <meaning  id='BNT-19'>
  <BETNR>1</BETNR>
    <trn>
     <mtrn>
        <MTRANS>dark</MTRANS>
        <GRAMV>-er</GRAMV>
        <REVRK>dark</REVRK>
     </mtrn>
     <sytrn>
      <SYNTR>obscure</SYNTR>
      <GRAMV>-r</GRAMV>
      <REVRS>obscure</REVRS>
     </sytrn>
     <sytrn>
      <LABEL>formal</LABEL>
      <SYNTR>awkward</SYNTR>
      <GRAMV>-er</GRAMV>
      <REVRS>awkward</REVRS>
     </sytrn>
     <sytrn>
      <SYNHW>eng</SYNHW>
      <SYNTR>spooky</SYNTR>
      <GRAMV>-kier</GRAMV>
      <REVRK>spooky</REVRK>
     </sytrn>
    </trn>
    <exmpl>
     <VOORB>een obscuur zaakje</VOORB>
     <vve>
     <VVERT>an awkward case</VVERT>
     <REVRS>akward</REVRS>
    </vve> 
   </exmpl>
  </meaning>
 </lem>

 <lem>
<LEMID>000000</LEMID>
<HEADW>vreemd</HEADW>
<GRAMT>adj</GRAMT>
  <meaning  id='BNT-20'>
    <BETNR>1</BETNR>
    <trn>
     <mtrn>
        <MTRANS>strange</MTRANS>
        <GRAMV>-er</GRAMV>
        <REVRK>strange</REVRK>
     </mtrn>
     <sytrn>
      <SYNTR>awkward</SYNTR>
      <GRAMV>-er</GRAMV>
      <REVRS>awkward</REVRS>
     </sytrn>
    </trn>
    <exmpl>
     <VOORB>een vreemde kerel</VOORB>
     <vve>
     <VVERT>an awkward fellow</VVERT>
     <REVRS>awkward</REVRS>
    </vve> 
   </exmpl>
  </meaning>
 </lem>
</wb>
</dictionary>

Result reversed dictionary
<dictionary>
<lem>
 <HEADW>dark</HEADW>
 <CAT>adj</CAT>
 <GRAMH>-er</GRAMH>
  <meaning id='1328'>
   <RES>obscure</RES>
   <trn>
    <mtrn>
     <orig id='BNT-20'/>
<MTRANS>obscuur</MTRANS>
    </mtrn>
   </trn>
  </meaning>
</lem>

<lem>
<HEADW>awkward</HEADW>
<CAT>adj</CAT>
<GRAMH>-er</GRAMH>
<meaning  id='1287'>
 <orig id='BNT-19'/>
  <RES>dark</RES>
    <trn>
    <mtrn>
    <MTRANS>obscuur</MTRANS>
    <LABEL>formal</LABEL>
    <mtrn>
    </trn>
    <exmpl>
     <VOORB>an awkward case</VOORB>
     <vve><VVERT>een obscuur zaakje</VVERT></vve>
    </exmpl>
   </meaning>
<meaning  id='1288'>
<orig id='BNT-21'/>
    <RES>strange</RES>
    <trn>
    <mtrn>
    <MTRANS>vreemd</MTRANS>
    </mtrn>
    </trn>
<exmpl>
    <VOORB>an awkward fellow</VOORB>
     <vve>
    <VVERT>een vreemde kerel</VVERT>
    </vve>
</exmpl>
<meaning >
</meaning>
</lem>

<lem>
<HEADW>spooky</HEADW>
<CAT>adj</CAT>
<GRAMV>-ier</GRAMV>
<meaning >
<trn>
 <orig id='BNT-19'/>
     <mtrn>
      <MTRANS>eng</MTRANS>
     </mtrn>
     <sytrn>
       <SYNTR>obscuur</SYNTR>
     </sytrn>
</trn>
</meaning>
</lem>
</dictionary>

The rough reversion goes of course as follows:

1. MTRANS + GRAMV -> HEADW + GRAMH

The main translation + grammatical information become headword + grammatical info in the reversed dictionary (B-A), e.g.

vreemd: strange, awkward

The words that in B-A will serve as new main entrances and that collect as grouping keys for some reasons are in TWO different tags: REVRS and REVRK.

Further complications:
2. In the reversed dictionary B-A synonyms and main translations (in A-B) are used as explicative labels, e.g.

dark (obscure) obscuur
.....
....
obscure (dark) obscuur

This should only happen, though, if the SYNTR (synonym translation) in A-B does not have a SYNHW.

3. Examples are also reversed, in B-A they are grouped with the meaning they already belonged to in A-B, if there is another syntrn or mtrn. See the awkward case.

More could be said, but I hope the example speaks for itself.