WeSearch_QueryLanguage

Notes in Progress on the WeSearch Query Language (WQL)

operator characters

• : (colon), separates optional node identifier from node content;

• [ (left square bracket), separates node properties from outgoing arcs;

• ] (right square bracket), terminates a list of outgoing arcs;

•   (whitespace), separates role labels and values in list of arcs;

• , (comma), separates role–value pairs within list of outgoing arcs;

• + (plus sign), indicates (optional) lemma object property;

• / (slash), indicates (optional) pos property;

• \ (backslash), escape character, suppressing operator status for all of the above.