Re: using rdf:Alt for multilingual data

* Miles, AJ (Alistair)  <A.J.Miles@rl.ac.uk> [2003-10-29 17:09-0000]
> 
> How to get around the multilingual problem while still allowing concepts to
> have only one prefLabel property -
> 
> <soks:Concept>   
>  	<soks:prefLabel>
> 	      <rdf:Alt>
> 			<rdf:li xml:lang="en">bangers and mash</rdf:li>
> 			<rdf:li xml:lang="fr">saucisson et pomme de terre
> anglais</rdf:li>
>       	</rdf:Alt>
>     	</soks:prefLabel>
> 	<rdfs:isDefinedBy
> rdf:resource="http://www.bigal.com/alsfoodthesaurus"/>
> <soks:Concept>

I'd recommend simply repeating the property.

rdf:Alt is horrible. The RDF specs aren't rude enough about it. There is 
no consistent notion of 'alternate' behind it.

Dan

Received on Wednesday, 29 October 2003 12:13:24 UTC