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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