IRI:
http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/cp/owl/semiotics.owl
Current version:
1.1 - Revised, added OWL2 axioms, added annotations for ODP submission 1.0 - Created by Aldo Gangemi (2007)
Imported Ontologies:
http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/cp/owl/situation.owl (visualise it with LODE)
Other visualisation:
Ontology source

Abstract

A content ontology pattern that encodes a basic semiotic theory, by reusing the situation pattern. The basic classes are: Expression, Meaning, Reference (the semiotic triangle), LinguisticAct (for the pragmatics), and Agent. A linguistic act is said to be context for expressions, with their meanings and references, and agents involved. Based on this pattern, several specific linguistic acts, such as 'tagging', 'translating', 'defining', 'formalizing', etc. can be defined, so constituting a formal vocabulary for a pragmatic web. This pattern has been extracted from a larger reference ontology, LMM, which is used in conjunction with DOLCE+DnS (http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/ont/dul/DUL.owl), in order to provide a metamodel to Wordnet, Linked Open Data, natural language processing data, etc.

Table of Content

  1. Classes
  2. Object Properties
  3. Annotation Properties
  4. Namespace Declarations

Classes

agentc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/cp/owl/agentrole.owl#Agent

An agent playing some role in a linguistic act

Expressionc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/cp/owl/semiotics.owl#Expression

is defined by
http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/cp/owl/semiotics.owl
Any information that either dul:expresses a Meaning or denotes a Reference
is equivalent to
expressesop some Meaningc
has super-classes
InformationEntityc
semiotics.owl#hasManifestationop some manifestationc
is in domain of
expressesop
is in range of
is expressed byop

InformationEntityc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/cp/owl/semiotics.owl#InformationEntity

is defined by
http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/cp/owl/semiotics.owl
Either an information object (expression) or its realization (manifestation).
is equivalent to
(denotesop some Referencec) or (has interpretantop some Meaningc)
Expressionc or manifestationc
has sub-classes
Expressionc, manifestationc
is in domain of
denotesop, has interpretantop, semiotics.owl#hasManifestationop
is in range of
is denoted byop, is interpretant forop, semiotics.owl#isManifestationOfop

Linguistic actc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/cp/owl/semiotics.owl#LinguisticAct

is defined by
http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/cp/owl/semiotics.owl
A communicative situation including expressions, agents, and the semiotic elements: physical (manifestations), conceptual (meanings), and referential (references).
has super-classes
situationc
is setting forop some Referencec
is setting forop some Meaningc
is setting forop some manifestationc
is setting forop some agentc
is setting forop some Expressionc

manifestationc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/cp/owl/semiotics.owl#Manifestation

is defined by
http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/cp/owl/semiotics.owl
is equivalent to
semiotics.owl#isManifestationOfop some InformationEntityc
has super-classes
InformationEntityc
is in domain of
semiotics.owl#isManifestationOfop
is in range of
semiotics.owl#hasManifestationop

Meaningc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/cp/owl/semiotics.owl#Meaning

is defined by
http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/cp/owl/semiotics.owl
Any conceptualization that isExpressedBy an Expression, or isInterpretationOf a Reference
is equivalent to
(is conceptualization ofop some Referencec) or (is interpretant forop some InformationEntityc)
is in domain of
is conceptualization ofop, is expressed byop, is interpretant forop, related meaningop
is in range of
expressesop, has conceptualizationop, has interpretantop, related meaningop

Referencec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/cp/owl/semiotics.owl#Reference

is defined by
http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/cp/owl/semiotics.owl
Anything that isDenotedBy an Expression, or that hasInterpretation some Meaning
is equivalent to
(has conceptualizationop some Meaningc) or (is denoted byop some InformationEntityc)
is in domain of
has conceptualizationop, is denoted byop
is in range of
denotesop, is conceptualization ofop

Object Properties

denotesop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/cp/owl/semiotics.owl#denotes

is defined by
http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/cp/owl/semiotics.owl
A relation between expressions and anything (including expressions). It can be used to talk about e.g. entities denoted by proper nouns: the proper noun 'Leonardo da Vinci' denotes the person Leonardo da Vinci; as well as to talk about sets of entities that can be described by a common noun: the common noun 'person' denotes the collection of all persons in a domain of discourse. In OWL2, punning can be used to represent denotation of concept names with owl class extensions, e.g. 'mouse' denotes owl:Class:Mouse.
has domain
InformationEntityc
has range
Referencec
is inverse of
is denoted byop
has sub-property chains
semiotics.owl#isManifestationOfop o denotesop

expressesop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/cp/owl/semiotics.owl#expresses

is defined by
http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/cp/owl/semiotics.owl
A relation between an Expression and a Meaning. For example: 'A Beehive is a structure in which bees are kept, typically in the form of a dome or box.' (Oxford dictionary)'; 'the term Beehive expresses the concept Beehive in my apiculture ontology'. The intuition for 'meaning' is intended to be very broad. A separate, large comment is included for those who want to investigate more on what kind of meaning can be represented in what form.
has super-properties
has interpretantop
has domain
Expressionc
has range
Meaningc
is inverse of
is expressed byop

has conceptualizationop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/cp/owl/semiotics.owl#hasConceptualization

is defined by
http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/cp/owl/semiotics.owl
The relation between a Meaning and a Reference : a Meaning conceptualizes an entity or a collection of entities. A same Reference can be given different conceptualizations, for example, an old cradle can be given a unifying Meaning based on the original aesthetic design, the functionality it was built for, or a new aesthetic functionality in which it can be used as a flower pot. Example: myoldcradle hasConceptualization FlowerPot. In OWL2, punning can be used to use the intension of an OWL class as a meaning, e.g. myoldcradle hasConceptualization owl:Class:FlowerPot.
has domain
Referencec
has range
Meaningc
is inverse of
is conceptualization ofop

has interpretantop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/cp/owl/semiotics.owl#hasInterpretant

is defined by
http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/cp/owl/semiotics.owl
The Peircean interpretant relation, widely adopted in semiotics: an Expression isInterpretantFor another, e.g. fourLeggedFriendOfHumans isInterpretantFor dog. Synonymy, translation, associativity, and topical proximity are all sources for interpretants, e.g.: domestic dog isInterpretantFor dog (synonymy); cane isInterpretantFor dog (translation); bark isInterpretantFor dog (associativity); veterinary isInterpretantFor dog (topical proximity). Semantic mechanisms such as metonymy depend on the interpretant relation. The interpretant relation is here taken as very broad, also accepting Manifestation(s) as interpretants.
has sub-properties
expressesop
has domain
InformationEntityc
has range
Meaningc
is inverse of
is interpretant forop
has sub-property chains
semiotics.owl#isManifestationOfop o has interpretantop

is conceptualization ofop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/cp/owl/semiotics.owl#isConceptualizationOf

is defined by
http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/cp/owl/semiotics.owl
The relation between a Meaning and a Reference : a Meaning conceptualizes an entity or a collection of entities. A same Reference can be given different conceptualizations, for example, an old cradle can be given a unifying Meaning based on the original aesthetic design, the functionality it was built for, or a new aesthetic functionality in which it can be used as a flower pot. Example: myoldcradle hasConceptualization FlowerPot. In OWL2, punning can be used to use the intension of an OWL class as a meaning, e.g. myoldcradle hasConceptualization owl:Class:FlowerPot.
has domain
Meaningc
has range
Referencec
is inverse of
has conceptualizationop

is denoted byop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/cp/owl/semiotics.owl#isDenotedBy

is defined by
http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/cp/owl/semiotics.owl
A relation between expressions and anything (including expressions). It can be used to talk about e.g. entities denoted by proper nouns: the proper noun 'Leonardo da Vinci' denotes the person Leonardo da Vinci; as well as to talk about sets of entities that can be described by a common noun: the common noun 'person' denotes the collection of all persons in a domain of discourse. In OWL2, punning can be used to represent denotation of concept names with owl class extensions, e.g. 'mouse' denotes owl:Class:Mouse.
has domain
Referencec
has range
InformationEntityc
is inverse of
denotesop
has sub-property chains
is denoted byop o semiotics.owl#hasManifestationop

is expressed byop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/cp/owl/semiotics.owl#isExpressedBy

is defined by
http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/cp/owl/semiotics.owl
A relation between an Expression and a Meaning. For example: 'A Beehive is a structure in which bees are kept, typically in the form of a dome or box.' (Oxford dictionary)'; 'the term Beehive expresses the concept Beehive in my apiculture ontology'. The intuition for 'meaning' is intended to be very broad. A separate, large comment is included for those who want to investigate more on what kind of meaning can be represented in what form.
has super-properties
is interpretant forop
has domain
Meaningc
has range
Expressionc
is inverse of
expressesop

is interpretant forop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/cp/owl/semiotics.owl#isInterpretantFor

is defined by
http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/cp/owl/semiotics.owl
The Peircean interpretant relation, widely adopted in semiotics: an Expression isInterpretantFor another, e.g. fourLeggedFriendOfHumans isInterpretantFor dog. Synonymy, translation, associativity, and topical proximity are all sources for interpretants, e.g.: domestic dog isInterpretantFor dog (synonymy); cane isInterpretantFor dog (translation); bark isInterpretantFor dog (associativity); veterinary isInterpretantFor dog (topical proximity). Semantic mechanisms such as metonymy depend on the interpretant relation. The interpretant relation is here taken as very broad, also accepting Manifestation(s) as interpretants.
has sub-properties
is expressed byop
has domain
Meaningc
has range
InformationEntityc
is inverse of
has interpretantop
has sub-property chains
is interpretant forop o semiotics.owl#hasManifestationop

related meaningop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/cp/owl/semiotics.owl#relatedMeaning

is defined by
http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/cp/owl/semiotics.owl
A relation between any two Meaning(s).

has characteristics: symmetric

has domain
Meaningc
has range
Meaningc
is inverse of
related meaningop, related meaningop

semiotics.owl#hasManifestationop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/cp/owl/semiotics.owl#hasManifestation

is defined by
http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/cp/owl/semiotics.owl
has domain
InformationEntityc
has range
manifestationc
is inverse of
semiotics.owl#isManifestationOfop

semiotics.owl#isManifestationOfop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/cp/owl/semiotics.owl#isManifestationOf

is defined by
http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/cp/owl/semiotics.owl
has domain
manifestationc
has range
InformationEntityc
is inverse of
semiotics.owl#hasManifestationop

Annotation Properties

commentap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#comment

covers requirementsap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/schemas/cpannotationschema.owl#coversRequirements

extracted fromap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/schemas/cpannotationschema.owl#extractedFrom

has authorap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/schemas/cpannotationschema.owl#hasAuthor

has consequencesap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/schemas/cpannotationschema.owl#hasConsequences

is defined byap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#isDefinedBy

labelap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label

related c psap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/schemas/cpannotationschema.owl#relatedCPs

version infoap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#versionInfo

Namespace Declarations back to ToC

default namespace
http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/cp/owl/semiotics.owl#
agentrole-owl
http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/cp/owl/agentrole.owl#
cpannotationschema
http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/schemas/cpannotationschema.owl#
owl
http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#
rdf
http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
rdfs
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#
situation-owl
http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/cp/owl/situation.owl#
xsd
http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#

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