Re: RDF-ISSUE-79 (undefined-datatype): What is the value of a literal whose datatype IRI is not a datatype? [RDF Concepts]

On 9 Nov 2011, at 21:53, RDF Working Group Issue Tracker <sysbot+tracker@w3.org> wrote:

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> RDF-ISSUE-79 (undefined-datatype): What is the value of a literal whose datatype IRI is not a datatype? [RDF Concepts]
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> http://www.w3.org/2011/rdf-wg/track/issues/79
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> Raised by: Richard Cyganiak
> On product: RDF Concepts
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> The RDF Concepts spec (in both 2004 and 1.1 versions) does not answer the question what's the value of a literal where the datatype IRI doesn't actually denote a datatype, like <"foo",http://example.com/not-a-datatype>. This is surprising, as there is a section that normatively defines the value of *all other* literals.
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> There are many possibilities:
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> (i) the spec leaves it undefined
> (ii) that's not a valid RDF graph
> (iii) it's a valid RDF graph, but the value, if any, is unknown
> (iv) it's a valid RDF graph, and the literal is ill-typed
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> This should be made explicit.
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> The status quo is (i). I believe that the model theory says it's (iii).

In a way, (iii), if indeed that is the case, is also the status quo. In any case, (iii) sounds ok to me. 

Ivan



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