Re: [ontolog] Welcome to new members
Martin,
You might be interested in work we've done to express our ontology
automatically in different languages. Currently, we support English and
Czech. The output is awkward but understandable. Take a look at
<http://ontology.teknowledge.com> and follow the link to the "beta version"
browser. You can click on "English | Cesky" to see the alternate
presentations. (01)
Adam (02)
At 11:03 AM 10/7/2002 +0100, Martin Bryan wrote: (03)
>Hi, I'm Martin Bryan. I was one of the editors of the ISO 13250 Topic Map
>standard, and have been involved in promoting the use of multilingual
>e-business ontologies within CEN. I currently spend most of my time tracking
>the development of Information Society standardization projects for the
>European Union as part of the IST Diffuse project. You can find more about
>my background at http://www.sgml.u-net.com/mtb.html and find details of my
>research interests at http://www.sgml.u-net.com/home.html
>
>My interest in participating in Ontolog is to ensure that proper
>consideration is taken of the problems with describing ontologies both
>multilingually and "naturally". In both these cases terms have multiple
>meanings, meanings overlap and conflict. Problems with defining things using
>terms such as "but not" or "within domain x" or "in Spain" are often
>overlooked, yet these terms are vital in understanding why people from
>different cultures have misunderstandings despite the best will in the world
>to cooperate.
>
>Scoping and assigning roles to associations are key techniques for
>differentiating between the use of words in specific contexts that I have
>been exploring. Another key interest is how to automatically identify the
>contexts that apply where terms have been used with specific meanings within
>electronic resources.
>
>Among the areas of discussion I would like to see encouraged are:
>
> - The linking of resources to multiple ontologies
> - Identifying relationships between ontologies
> - Defining the area of overlap of multilingual terms
>
>Martin Bryan
>Technical Manager, The Diffuse Project
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>Diffuse publications are maintained by IC Focus, The SGML Centre and
>TIEKE (Finnish Information Society Development Centre).
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