Issue 18166: individual verb concept’ in SBVR (sbvr-rtf) Source: Rule ML Initiative (Mr. John Hall, john.hall(at)modelsystems.co.uk) Nature: Uncategorized Issue Severity: Summary: Title: Fix the anomaly in the subcategory structure of ‘concept’ to include ‘individual verb concept’ in SBVR Source: RuleML Initiative, John Hall, (john.hall@modelsystems.co.uk) Summary: SBVR handles noun concepts and verb concepts asymmetrically: • ‘concept’ generalizes ‘noun concept’ and ‘verb concept’ • ‘noun concept’ generalizes ‘general concept’ and ‘individual concept’ – i.e. ‘general concept’ means ‘general noun concept’ and ‘individual concept’ means ‘individual noun concept’ There are no equivalents for ‘verb concept’. SBVR does not explicitly define ‘individual verb concept’, so cannot say: • ‘individual concept’ generalizes ‘individual noun concept’ and ‘individual verb concept’ (inheriting from: ‘concept’ generalizes ‘noun concept’ and ‘verb concept’) • ‘verb concept’ generalizes ‘general verb concept’ and ‘individual verb concept’ (paralleling: ‘noun concept’ generalizes ‘general noun concept’ and ‘individual noun concept’) If it did, this structural inconsistency would be removed. It would also be helpful in using SBVR. Individual noun concepts, such as “EU-Rent” and “Luxembourg”, are useful in defining bodies of shared meanings in SBVR. If SBVR included ‘individual verb concept’, an SBVR body of shared meanings could include individual verb concepts such as “EU-Rent is incorporated in Luxembourg”. Resolution: 1. Change the preferred term that is currently ‘individual concept’ to ‘individual noun concept’ to clarify that it applies to noun concepts only 2. Add the concept ‘individual verb concept’ for a proposition that is a Clause 8 verb concept with all its roles quantified (closed) by individual (noun) concepts to fix the anomaly in the subcategory structure of ‘concept’. Revised Text: On printed page 22 in Clause 8.1.1 REPLACE the current term heading “individual concept” WITH “individual noun concept” And REPLACE “concept”, the first term in the definition, WITH “noun concept” On printed page 27 in Clause 8.1.2 at the end of the clause ADD this entry for ‘individual verb concept’: individual verb concept Definition: Definition to be replaced proposition that is based on exactly one verb concept in which each verb concept role is filled by an individual noun concept … some explanatory comments Example: … some illustrative examples REPLACE the signifier “individual concept” WITH “individual noun concept” in the following places (but not in the “Source” subentry reference to ISO 1087-1 in entry for the concept current termed “individual concept’) • … to be identified and added REPLACE the following diagrams WITH diagrams that repolace the signifier “individual concept” with “individual noun concept”: • Figure 8.1 • Figure 9.3 • Figure 11.2 … plus fixes for any additional side effects Resolution: Revised Text: Actions taken: June 21, 2012: received issue Discussion: End of Annotations:===== hoo-Newman-Id: 267922.34835.bm@omp1028.access.mail.mud.yahoo.com DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=yahoo.com; s=s1024; t=1340313206; bh=LgcDnBcJOZ8EK6kKtARC2lNTdBD+lEqk3tmdFXtFBPQ=; h=Message-ID:X-Yahoo-Newman-Property:X-YMail-OSG:X-Yahoo-SMTP:Received:X-Mailer:Date:To:From:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:Mime-Version:Content-Type; b=Mok5nxMsTdP8jb0SBdbD9ZIx8tlYOC11UKIOxlTQq619wjWXczZgmuCg1euTFhAC5rQf8tcfg/0/fruDxrpoRLzKefGtF7ybuuwynI3srFXqbGepUKH/gthB1k8EJPJAiy10BCtL4BKSVrCWa8x0U9onVr7w1vvaVlVH9p7/rkA= X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-YMail-OSG: zxXFXO4VM1l6JG4m89Q23Csk0MTG1uzI_Iq3iOKo7J1OkWs U8lmNm4NAi3X6teRa2_XyAbrFs6_3.E3K_kLF4L0IT8YBArIANHZ.63N8UhT OCecVVzAGZ0mwJrKOKJvSceR2a31KG4lqsV1Q16U77gd.dVjhyJWe42OZ5nK 8CrostTUVaj3oV0T_ii0tomlE2H7aIjYC6szwBY.a5R_5_kGQSbJFiyl80Hy XIFrDE4SOUdKmfecQawl0u0agYebz8T.tuy1v23AB50uUb3GhNGgSQgXKE80 XxZcnM_AFH0y7vO30Cl70Rap9nezAXv8PhdpthOPQSLHWlD2Ty6TEPoGi8dh j.l7hfHHuAZsYNmxK2TpcW4EfA.XiqtvJ0Ru65SWAteAV1drg2U1MNBHGzw7 TNVktVOcFwiqKB7ii.nOEeNnQD6ZI4lykd6qgqGvtWMouDhcEVsUDI4NS5Cl YqEJdM92QmV5EXOMZc1CK3Oy6SdqxD_H5kEra_XZ51_M2MPxIpfqmBnTzKtL vUZwM9C642ycPzJ9UTifMMUUNZpknps0EehFTgO9FfTJzVblWYlD.fGF9_co bJuKzSQ13mDnhZyH7WLO4uHBWhsHovJ._oMI.SkCzh0wZfB9SuXkPzP3Mazp vS3HJMq04yYB8LTX6ZNdLNHySBUf3viW4vUCSsx8VHvx4WcT6x61SEptrmUc okEyol2gFwZc35M227JhLPSZ4brcegA-- X-Yahoo-SMTP: MhfrpU2swBDLgYiYhNQDHBu0cE4o.vu2We1FRN9o X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.1.0.9 Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 16:13:18 -0500 To: John Hall , SBVR RTF From: "Ronald G. Ross" Subject: Re: [SBVR 1.2] New issue: Individual Verb Concept John, In an quick first-pass review of this issue, I see the proposed definition for "individual verb concept" Is "proposition that is based on exactly one verb concept in which each verb concept role is filled by an individual noun concept." But when I look at the definition of "verb concept" (pdf p. 35), the emphasis is on actuality, not proposition. And the definition of "actuality" (pdf p. 54) is on state of affairs, not proposition. So it seems to me there is a fundamental misalignment in the proposed definition. but perhaps I am missing something? Ron At 09:30 AM 6/21/2012, John Hall wrote: Hi Juergen, Would you, please, enter a new SBVR Issue as described in the attached document. Thanks, John Blog || http://www.RonRoss.info/blog/ LinkedIn || http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ronald-ross/1/3b/346 Twitter || https://twitter.com/Ronald_G_Ross Homepage || http://www.RonRoss.info Disposition: Resolved OMG Issue No: nnnnn Title: Fix the anomaly in the subcategory structure of .concept. to include .individual verb concept. in SBVR Source: RuleML Initiative, John Hall, (john.hall@modelsystems.co.uk) Summary: SBVR handles noun concepts and verb concepts asymmetrically: . .concept. generalizes .noun concept. and .verb concept. . .noun concept. generalizes .general concept. and .individual concept. . i.e. .general concept. means .general noun concept. and .individual concept. means .individual noun concept. There are no equivalents for .verb concept.. SBVR does not explicitly define .individual verb concept., so cannot say: . .individual concept. generalizes .individual noun concept. and .individual verb concept. (inheriting from: .concept. generalizes .noun concept. and .verb concept.) . .verb concept. generalizes .general verb concept. and .individual verb concept. (paralleling: .noun concept. generalizes .general noun concept. and .individual noun concept.) If it did, this structural inconsistency would be removed. It would also be helpful in using SBVR. Individual noun concepts, such as .EU-Rent. and .Luxembourg., are useful in defining bodies of shared meanings in SBVR. If SBVR included .individual verb concept., an SBVR body of shared meanings could include individual verb concepts such as .EU-Rent is incorporated in Luxembourg.. Resolution: 1. Change the preferred term that is currently .individual concept. to .individual noun concept. to clarify that it applies to noun concepts only 2. Add the concept .individual verb concept. for a proposition that is a Clause 8 verb concept with all its roles quantified (closed) by individual (noun) concepts to fix the anomaly in the subcategory structure of .concept.. Revised Text: On printed page 22 in Clause 8.1.1 REPLACE the current term heading .individual concept. WITH .individual noun concept. And REPLACE .concept., the first term in the definition, WITH .noun concept. On printed page 27 in Clause 8.1.2 at the end of the clause ADD this entry for .individual verb concept.: individual verb concept Definition: Definition to be replaced proposition that is based on exactly one verb concept in which each verb concept role is filled by an individual noun concept . some explanatory comments Example: . some illustrative examples REPLACE the signifier .individual concept. WITH .individual noun concept. in the following places (but not in the .Source. subentry reference to ISO 1087-1 in entry for the concept current termed .individual concept.) . . to be identified and added REPLACE the following diagrams WITH diagrams that repolace the signifier .individual concept. with .individual noun concept.: . Figure 8.1 . Figure 9.3 . 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Ross" Subject: Re: [SBVR 1.2] New issue: Individual Verb Concept Cc: SBVR RTF John, I missed about 50% of the first half of the meeting due to the thunderstorm, so I probably missed that you said that. Sorry. Ron At 06:09 PM 6/21/2012, John Hall wrote: Thanks, Ron, I said in the teleconference today that I was a little embarrassed that I had too hastily reused a definition drafted in SBVR meetings about a year ago. I realized just before the meeting that I'd got it wrong, when I looked more carefully at the definition. In Clause 8.1, 'proposition' and 'verb concept' are distinct specializations of 'meaning', so I should have a definition of 'individual verb concept' that starts with 'verb concept that ...' rather than 'proposition that ...' What I'm trying to do is create symmetry between how noun concepts and verb concepts (as specializations of 'concept') are modelled in SBVR. I want something analogous to 'individual (noun) concept', which is defined as '(noun) concept that corresponds to only one thing' (Clause 8.1.1). The direct analogy would be 'individual verb conceptdefined as 'verb concept in which each verb concept role is filled by an individual noun concept', but there is a necessity in the entry for 'individual (noun) concept' that 'No individual (noun) concept is a verb concept role.' So, I'll retire to do a little more work on this. Donald has told me that there are a couple of other issues that might have some influence, and I'll check them out first. Attached is an update of the issue, with a comment that the definition of individual verb conceptneeds to be replaced. Regards, John On 21/06/2012 22:13, Ronald G. Ross wrote: John, In an quick first-pass review of this issue, I see the proposed definition for "individual verb concept" Is "proposition that is based on exactly one verb concept in which each verb concept role is filled by an individual noun concept." But when I look at the definition of "verb concept" (pdf p. 35), the emphasis is on actuality, not proposition. And the definition of "actuality" (pdf p. 54) is on state of affairs, not proposition. So it seems to me there is a fundamental misalignment in the proposed definition. but perhaps I am missing something? Ron At 09:30 AM 6/21/2012, John Hall wrote: Hi Juergen, Would you, please, enter a new SBVR Issue as described in the attached document. 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