Re: [SKOS] Proposed Resolution for ISSUE 26: RelationshipBetweenLabels

> I would even prefer the 
> sloppiness introduced by the range underspecification in Guus' second 
> (or third? ;-) proposal [3]

+1

* the SKOS spec already has this "sloppiness" because it allows both 
literals and nodes (blank and non-blank) in the range of skos:note [1,2]

* less interpretative steps needed to distinguish the cases.

Mark.

[1]http://www.w3.org/TR/swbp-skos-core-guide/#secdoclitstyle
[2]http://www.w3.org/TR/swbp-skos-core-guide/#secdocnodestyle

> Cheers,
> 
> Antoine
> 
> [1] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-swd-wg/2007Mar/0092.html
> [2] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-swd-wg/2007Mar/0099.html
> [3] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-swd-wg/2007Mar/0004.html
> 
>>
>> If only the Pattern for N-ary relations [1] had already provided a 
>> class for Relation it would have been great to use that.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Mark.
>>
>> [1]http://www.w3.org/TR/swbp-n-aryRelations/
>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Alistair.
>>>
>>> [1]
>>> <http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-swd-wg/2007Mar/0092.html>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Mark.
>>>>
>>>>> The first example I gave (animals/fauna) was meant to illustrate how
>>>>
>>> a
>>>
>>>>> "terms-as-classes" representation can be defined as an extension of
>>>>
>>> my
>>>
>>>>> proposal [1].
>>>>>
>>>>> The second example I gave (Corporation/Corp. - which you quote
>>>>
>>> below)
>>>
>>>>> was meant to illustrate how an "n-ary relations" representation can
>>>>
>>> be
>>>
>>>>> defined an extension of my proposal [1]. I.e. the second example had
>>>>> nothing to do with "terms-as-classes".
>>>>>
>>>>> Does that clarify?
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>
>>>>> Alistair.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: Mark van Assem [mailto:mark@cs.vu.nl]
>>>>>> Sent: 20 March 2007 12:07
>>>>>> To: Miles, AJ (Alistair); public-esw-thes@w3.org
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [SKOS] Proposed Resolution for ISSUE 26:
>>>>>> RelationshipBetweenLabels
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Alistair,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Why is terms-as-classes an extension of [1]? The whole idea of
>>>>>> terms-as-classes is that properties can be made between the
>>>>>> term-classes (i.e. between two URIs), while [1] assigns no
>>>>>> URI to them
>>>>>> but simply repeats the literal. If the range of
>>>>>> abbreviatedForm were a
>>>>>> resource (URI) instead of a literal, then I would agree that they
>>>>>
>>> are
>>>
>>>>>> equivalent (but still not an extension).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ex:A a skos:Concept;
>>>>>>    skos:prefLabel "Corporation"@en;
>>>>>>    skos:altLabel "Corp."@en;
>>>>>>    skos:annotation [
>>>>>>      a ex:AbbreviationRelation;
>>>>>>      ex:abbreviatedForm "Corp."@en;
>>>>>>      ex:fullForm "Corporation"@en;
>>>>>>    ].
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>> Mark.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [1]http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-swd-
>>>>>
>>>> wg/2007Mar/0092.html
>>>>
>>>>>> Miles, AJ (Alistair) wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> As a point of interest, note that a representation following the
>>>>>>> "terms-as-classes" pattern can actually be defined as an
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *extension* of
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> my proposal at [1]. Guus' proposal [3] (which follows the "n-ary
>>>>>>> relations" pattern) can *also* be derived as an extension of [1].
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This demonstrates that it is not a simple "either-or"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> choice between the
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "terms-as-classes" and "n-ary relations" patterns described at
>>>>>>
>>> [2].
>>>
>>>>>>> There is a solution [1] from which both approaches may be derived
>>>>>>
>>> as
>>>
>>>>>>> extensions.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Example "terms-as-classes" extension ...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --- Begin Turtle ---
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> @prefix ex: <http://www.example.com/example#>.
>>>>>>> # skos: rdfs: rdf: xsd: conventional namespace prefixes
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> # Define the extension
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ex:ThesaurusTerm rdfs:subClassOf skos:Annotation.
>>>>>>> ex:preferredTerm rdfs:subPropertyOf skos:annotation;
>>>>>>>   rdfs:range ex:ThesaurusTerm.
>>>>>>> ex:nonPreferredTerm rdfs:subPropertyOf skos:annotation;
>>>>>>>   rdfs:range ex:ThesaurusTerm.
>>>>>>> ex:literalValue rdfs:subPropertyOf skos:annotatesLiteral;
>>>>>>>   rdfs:domain ex:ThesaurusTerm.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> # Apply extended vocabulary
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ex:A a skos:Concept;
>>>>>>>   skos:prefLabel "animals"@en;
>>>>>>>   skos:altLabel "fauna"@en;
>>>>>>>   ex:preferredTerm [
>>>>>>>     a ex:ThesaurusTerm;
>>>>>>>     ex:literalValue "animals"@en;
>>>>>>>   ];
>>>>>>>   ex:nonPreferredTerm [
>>>>>>>     a ex:ThesaurusTerm;
>>>>>>>     ex:literalValue "fauna"@en;
>>>>>>>   ].
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --- End Turtle ---
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Example "n-ary relations" extension ...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --- Begin Turtle ---
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> @prefix ex: <http://www.example.com/example#>.
>>>>>>> # skos: rdfs: rdf: conventional namespace prefixes
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> # Define the extension
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ex:LabelRelation rdfs:subClassOf skos:Annotation.
>>>>>>> ex:AbbreviationRelation rdfs:subClassOf ex:LabelRelation.
>>>>>>> ex:labelRelationSubject rdfs:subPropertyOf skos:annotatesLiteral;
>>>>>>>   rdfs:domain ex:LabelRelation.
>>>>>>> ex:labelRelationObject rdfs:subPropertyOf skos:annotatesLiteral;
>>>>>>>   rdfs:domain ex:LabelRelation.
>>>>>>> ex:hasLabelRelation rdfs:subPropertyOf skos:annotation;
>>>>>>>   rdfs:range ex:LabelRelation.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> # Apply extended vocabulary
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ex:B a skos:Concept;
>>>>>>>   skos:prefLabel "Corporation"@en;
>>>>>>>   skos:altLabel "Corp."@en;
>>>>>>>   ex:hasLabelRelation [
>>>>>>>     a ex:AbbreviationRelation;
>>>>>>>     ex:labelRelationSubject "Corporation"@en;
>>>>>>>     ex:labelRelationObject "Corp."@en;
>>>>>>>   ].
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --- End Turtle ---
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Finally, note that the proposal [1] is also a solution to
>>>>>>
>>>>>> the issue of
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> annotations on labels.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Alistair.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [1]
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-swd-wg/2007Mar/0092.html
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [2]
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.w3.org/2006/07/SWD/wiki/SkosDesign/RelationshipsBet
>>>>>> weenLabels
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [3] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-swd-wg/2007Feb/0181
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>> From: public-swd-wg-request@w3.org
>>>>>>>> [mailto:public-swd-wg-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Miles, AJ
>>>>>>>> (Alistair)
>>>>>>>> Sent: 19 March 2007 17:42
>>>>>>>> To: Guus Schreiber; SWD WG
>>>>>>>> Cc: public-esw-thes@w3.org
>>>>>>>> Subject: RE: [SKOS] Proposed Resolution for ISSUE 26:
>>>>>>>> RelationshipBetweenLabels
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I would like to offer an alternative proposal. This proposal
>>>>>>>> is similar
>>>>>>>> to Guus' original proposal [1] with the modification given in
>>>>>>>
>>> [2].
>>>
>>>>>>>> However, it it slightly more flexible, making less commitment
>>>>>>>
>>> than
>>>
>>>>>>>> [1]+[2].
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>  - Vocabulary
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> skos:Annotation skos:annotation skos:annotatesLiteral
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>  - Axiomatic Triples
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> skos:annotation rdfs:range skos:Annotation.
>>>>>>>> skos:annotatesLiteral rdfs:domain skos:Annotation.
>>>>>>>> skos:annotatesLiteral rdfs:range rdfs:Literal.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>  - Additional Semantic Conditions:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> None.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>  - Consistent Examples:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --- Begin Turtle ---
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> @prefix ex: <http://www.example.com/example#>.
>>>>>>>> # skos: rdfs: rdf: conventional namespace prefixes
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> # first extend proposed vocabulary
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ex:AbbreviationRelation rdfs:subClassOf skos:Annotation.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ex:abbreviatedForm rdfs:subPropertyOf skos:annotatesLiteral;
>>>>>>>>   rdfs:domain ex:AbbreviationRelation.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ex:fullForm rdfs:subPropertyOf skos:annotatesLiteral;
>>>>>>>>   rdfs:domain ex:AbbreviationRelation.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> # now apply extended vocab
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ex:A a skos:Concept;
>>>>>>>>   skos:prefLabel "Corporation"@en;
>>>>>>>>   skos:altLabel "Corp."@en;
>>>>>>>>   skos:annotation [
>>>>>>>>     a ex:AbbreviationRelation;
>>>>>>>>     ex:abbreviatedForm "Corp."@en;
>>>>>>>>     ex:fullForm "Corporation"@en;
>>>>>>>>   ].
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --- End Turtle ---
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>  - Inconsistent Examples:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> None possible.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>  - Entailment Rules
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> None.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>  - Justification
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> This proposal provides a general, extendable, framework
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> for asserting
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> n-ary relationsips between zero or more literals and zero or more
>>>>>>>> concepts. The commitment is minimal, whilst still
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> retaining consistent
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> expectations with respect to the domains and ranges of properties
>>>>>>>> involved.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Alistair.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> [1]
>>>>>>>
>>> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-swd-wg/2007Feb/0181
>>>
>>>>>>>> [2]
>>>>>>>>
>>> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-swd-wg/2007Feb/0195.html
>>>
>>>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>>>> Alistair Miles
>>>>>>>> Research Associate
>>>>>>>> CCLRC - Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
>>>>>>>> Building R1 Room 1.60
>>>>>>>> Fermi Avenue
>>>>>>>> Chilton
>>>>>>>> Didcot
>>>>>>>> Oxfordshire OX11 0QX
>>>>>>>> United Kingdom
>>>>>>>> Web: http://purl.org/net/aliman
>>>>>>>> Email: a.j.miles@rl.ac.uk
>>>>>>>> Tel: +44 (0)1235 445440
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>> From: public-swd-wg-request@w3.org
>>>>>>>>> [mailto:public-swd-wg-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Guus
>>>>>>>>
>>> Schreiber
>>>
>>>>>>>>> Sent: 27 February 2007 11:43
>>>>>>>>> To: SWD WG
>>>>>>>>> Subject: [SKOS] Proposed Resolution for ISSUE 26:
>>>>>>>>> RelationshipBetweenLabels
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> ISSUE-26 [1]
>>>>>>>>> RelationshipsBetweenLabels
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Considering that:
>>>>>>>>> - representing lexical labels as classes would
>>>>>>>>> lead to an undesirable complication of SKOS in
>>>>>>>>> straightforward use cases for the application of SKOS,
>>>>>>>>> - representing relationships between labels is
>>>>>>>>> required in some use cases, and therefore an
>>>>>>>>> escape mechanism should preferably be available
>>>>>>>>> for such thesauri,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I propose the WG opts for an amended version of
>>>>>>>>> the second solution proposed in [2]:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> RESOLUTION
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The WG resolves to add the following classes and
>>>>>>>>> properties to the SKOS specification [3]:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> - the class skos:LabelRelation
>>>>>>>>> - the properties skos:labelRelationSubject and
>>>>>>>>> skos:labelRelationObject with domain LabelRelation
>>>>>>>>> and range rdfs:literal
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> In addition, the SKOS Guide should describe
>>>>>>>>> guidelines for SKOS users to define their label
>>>>>>>>> relations as specializations of LabelRelation and
>>>>>>>>> gives examples of its intended usage. The SKOS
>>>>>>>>> specification refrains for now to predefine
>>>>>>>>> specializations of LabelRelation.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Contrary to the proposal in [2] the class
>>>>>>>>> LabelRelation is not defined as a subclass of
>>>>>>>>> skos:Annotation (which is in any case not yet part
>>>>>>>>> of the spec), as it is not an "annotation", but a
>>>>>>>>> lexical relationship.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> [1] http://www.w3.org/2006/07/SWD/track/issues/26
>>>>>>>>> [2]
>>>>>>>>> http://www.w3.org/2006/07/SWD/wiki/SkosDesign/RelationshipsBet
>>>>>>>>> weenLabels
>>>>>>>>> [3] http://www.w3.org/TR/swbp-skos-core-spec/
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>>>>> Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Computer Science
>>>>>>>>> De Boelelaan 1081a, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
>>>>>>>>> T: +31 20 598 7739/7718; F: +31 84 712 1446
>>>>>>>>> Home page: http://www.cs.vu.nl/~guus/
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>>> Alistair Miles
>>>>>>> Research Associate
>>>>>>> CCLRC - Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
>>>>>>> Building R1 Room 1.60
>>>>>>> Fermi Avenue
>>>>>>> Chilton
>>>>>>> Didcot
>>>>>>> Oxfordshire OX11 0QX
>>>>>>> United Kingdom
>>>>>>> Web: http://purl.org/net/aliman
>>>>>>> Email: a.j.miles@rl.ac.uk
>>>>>>> Tel: +44 (0)1235 445440
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>>   Mark F.J. van Assem - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
>>>>>>         markREMOVE@cs.vu.nl - http://www.cs.vu.nl/~mark
>>>>>>
>>>> -- 
>>>>   Mark F.J. van Assem - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
>>>>         markREMOVE@cs.vu.nl - http://www.cs.vu.nl/~mark
>>>
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Alistair Miles
>>> Research Associate
>>> CCLRC - Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
>>> Building R1 Room 1.60
>>> Fermi Avenue
>>> Chilton
>>> Didcot
>>> Oxfordshire OX11 0QX
>>> United Kingdom
>>> Web: http://purl.org/net/aliman
>>> Email: a.j.miles@rl.ac.uk
>>> Tel: +44 (0)1235 445440
>>>
>>
> 
> 
> 

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