Re: RDF-ISSUE-93 (non-langString): Give a name to "literals that are not language-tagged strings"

I understand your point and it's ok. I agree to close the ISSUE.


Le 22/08/2012 23:24, Richard Cyganiak a écrit :
> On 20 Aug 2012, at 15:23, RDF Working Group Issue Tracker wrote:
>> Do we want/need a name for literals that are not language-tagged
>> strings? Language-tagged strings are sometimes treated differently
>> that non-languaged-tagged strings, so that there will probably be
>> cases where it is necessary to refer to "literals that are not
>> language-tagged strings".
>
> Well, there might sometimes be cases where literals that are not of a
> numeric datatype need to be treated differently from anything else.
> That doesn't mean we should define a term for it.
>
> Why do you say "probably"? What are those cases?
>
>> The phrase is terrible and could be given a shorter name. If the
>> RDF WG does not define a name for this, another WG may do it (cf.
>> the notion of "simple literal" in SPARQL).
>
> If another WG needs it, then they should define it. If it sounds
> useful, a future RDF WG can roll it back into RDF Concepts. We
> shouldn't add it unless we have a good bit of evidence that it's
> needed.
>
>> A proposal: "typed literals".
>
> Seriously?
>
>> This will avoid countless confusions of people who are learning RDF
>> with older tutorials and publications. Plus, they *are* typed
>> literals in the sense that they *do* have a formal datatype (as
>> opposed to "No datatype is formally defined for
>> [rdf:langString]").
>
> The goal of the literal redesign was to have less exceptions and to
> streamline stuff. Because of that, all literals in RDF 1.1 now have a
> datatype IRI. Explaining why certain literals are not "typed
> literals" despite having a "datatype IRI" seems counter to that
> goal.
>
> I tend to call them "normal literals". "Normal literals, as opposed
> to language-tagged ones". Found that to be sufficient so far.
>
> Thinking about it, "untagged literals" would be reasonably accurate
> and short. I would still rather avoid that term if possible.
>
> Best, Richard
>

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