RE: Alternative representation of typed literal nodes in NTriples (and N3)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ext Jan Grant [mailto:Jan.Grant@bristol.ac.uk]
> Sent: 23 August, 2002 13:28
> To: Stickler Patrick (NRC/Tampere)
> Cc: w3c-rdfcore-wg
> Subject: Re: Alternative representation of typed literal nodes in
> NTriples (and N3)
> 
> 
> On Thu, 22 Aug 2002 Patrick.Stickler@nokia.com wrote:
> 
> > It also reinforces, IMO, the fact that the typed literal 
> node is a pairing
> > of a datatype and a literal, the latter having its own 
> three-part structure
> > of XML bit, string, and language code.
> 
> I'm not convinced that this is a "fact".

Well, fair enough.

One could also consider literals to be quads, made up
of datatype, lexical form, XML bit, and lang.

I'm OK with either.

Patrick


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