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Dynamic modifier vocabularies

Dynamic modifiers are placeholders in the classification that the classifier fills with a specific value. They are not fixed genres — they are slots that adapt to the content.

Animal

Open vocabulary — common species name, English, singular. Examples: Dog, Cat, Horse, Bird, Fish, Rabbit, Bee.

Art

Used in Essay/<Art> and its dynamic subcategories.

  • Dance
  • Photography
  • Painting
  • Architecture
  • Cinema
  • Design
  • Fashion
  • Sculpture
  • Graphics
  • Comics
  • Animation
  • Theatre
  • Installation
  • Performance
  • Literature

Common Essay Subgenres

Fixed vocabulary:

  • Critique
  • History
  • History/
  • Monograph
  • Theory

Note: Essay/History no longer uses <Common Essay Subgenres> — its children (Ancient, Contemporary, Critique, Medieval, Modern, <Country>, Monograph, Theory) are inlined directly. All other Essay disciplines still use <Common Essay Subgenres>.

Continent

Fixed vocabulary:

  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • America
  • Oceania
  • Antarctica

Country

Open vocabulary — the name of a sovereign state, in English, singular form. Examples: Italy, France, Japan, United States, Brazil, Egypt, Australia.

Cuisine

Open vocabulary, can be any of:

  • Country: Italy, France, Japan, Mexico, India, Thailand, China
  • Regional style: Mediterranean, Nordic, Latin, Asian, Middle East
  • Dietary type: Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten-Free, Keto, Halal, Kosher
  • Cooking type: Pastry, Baking, Grill, Fermentation, Preserving

Culture

Open vocabulary — name of an ancient or distinct cultural tradition. Examples: Greece, Egypt, Rome, Norse, Celtic, Mesopotamia, Persia, India, China, Japan, Aztec, Maya, Inca, Africa, Slavic.

Faith

Fixed vocabulary:

  • Catholic
  • Protestant
  • Islam
  • Hinduism
  • Buddhism
  • Judaism
  • Sikhism
  • Shinto
  • Taoism
  • Bahai
  • Jainism
  • Zoroastrianism
  • Animism

Instrument

Open vocabulary. Examples: Piano, Guitar, Violin, Drums, Flute, Trumpet, Cello, Saxophone.

Language

Open vocabulary — Name of a natural language, capitalized. Examples: English, Italian, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Hindi, Korean, Dutch, Swedish, Latin, Greek, Hebrew

ProgrammingLanguage

Open vocabulary. Examples: JavaScript, Python, Java, C, C++, C#, Go, Rust, Ruby, PHP, Swift, Kotlin, TypeScript, SQL, R, Scala, Haskell, Assembly.

Sport

Open vocabulary. Examples: Soccer, Tennis, Golf, Basketball, Swimming, Cycling, Boxing, Skiing.