[humanmarkup-comment] of the uses of HML

[David Dodds <drdodds42@hotmail.com>]

Hi everyone

As I have mentioned before; in the conference KT2002, Knowledge 
Technologies, I had several papers there and one of them was about using HML 
as a means of subject indication (topic maps) for  a graph based system 
which supports Demassian cognitive processing. I explained how XGGDM, an 
XML-based graph representation language was used to represent formative 
subgraphs based on events (I hesitate to use the word "experiences" even in 
quote marks) of  a represented "graph forming author".

I used a modified version of the HML controlled vocabulary (taxonomy), and 
gave a reference to where the modified version could be viewed. I can put a 
copy of my modifed HML taxonomy into a posting here if there is sufficient 
interest.

Since that time Ive been developing further XML software which includes a 
taxonomy for spatial nomenclature to be used with further development of my 
Lakoff-deBono XML-SVG animated diagrams. The point of the diagrams is that 
they are understandable by both humans na dby computer programs, and provide 
an "analog" means of communicating with a digital system about such things 
as social concepts/perceptions. My paper at the Knowledge technology 
conference and a paper at XML Orlando last year showed code and narrative as 
to how a formative or dynamically constructed collection of contexts are 
used by the computer to form situatedness.

I have also been working on a modest taxonomy for "linguistic hedges" which 
can be used to provide parameterization of the HML terms used in say a 
subject indicator usage scenario. While XTMs current scope control provides 
the ability to use other topics nodes as "scoping" my 'diagram' work 
requires a parameterization of terms so that they are not just used/not used 
or on/off or whatever binary distinction title one wishes to use. I have 
tried considering using Hytime time representation and have some hems and 
haws about that. I look forward to development of a time/epoch/era 
representation which is more organic than HT.

I also would like to point out that in my book WROX Professional XML Meta 
Data, i showed the usage of spatial terms that were defined actively 
(formatively) and according to situation, rather than fixedd as vocabulary 
terms in a carved in granite ontology. I look forward to our group 
developing dynamic = formative ontologies and i think that there is room for 
cros-polenization )of knowledge, if not technique) with the various upper 
ontology and dynamic ontology groups that are out there. We  may find it 
fruitful to discuss "microtheories" in our development of time/epoch/era 
which allow ""intelligent"" flow of processing to occur in the computer. 
humans have these (or equivalent/better) as BACKGROUND knowledge in jus 
tabout any culture. these microtheries are like link nodes/hubs which allow 
similar or related "time repsentations" to functionally coexist with out 
being identical.


David Dodds


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