[xtm-wg] Re: Terminology and Readability

["Martin Bryan" <mtbryan@sgml.u-net.com>]

The correct reading of associations needs to take into account the asscoiated topics. Therefore you need something along with the stiucture "Topic X (the location of the assocrl) undertook the role of TopicY (the type of the assocrl) in TopicX (the type of the assoc) ." where

So,
The Beatles undertook the role of Band in at-played-instrument-in.
Lennon & McCartney under took the role of Vocalist in at-played-instrument-in

(These examples suggest that the ID for the topic used to define the association does not correctly express its intent. My rule of thumb is that the "association type" should map to an "event type". So I would have "performance" as the association type.)

Similarly

George undertook the role of Husband and Cara undertook the role of Wife in is-married-to(scope=family).

(Here one would question the application of the scope to the subject topic. Really you should have a topic of family and a scope of is-married-to.)

Martin Bryan






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