Prolexbase and LMF: towards a standard for Proper Name lexical resources

We present in this paper how Prolexbase can be expressed within the LMF (Language resource management Lexical Markup Framework) ISO project framework. Prolexbase is a lexical resource of proper names, organized according to an onomasiological view, with entries based on the concept of conceptual proper name. In the same time, Prolexbase also focuses on morphological description of proper names. We show that it is possible, without loss of information, to represent Prolexbase according to a semasiological view compliant with LMF. MOTS-CLÉS : dictionnaire électronique, norme ISO, LMF, nom propre.