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Qualitative linguistic terms and geographic concepts: Quantifiers in definitions

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dc.contributor.author Tomai, E en
dc.contributor.author Kavouras, M en
dc.date.accessioned 2014-03-01T01:22:59Z
dc.date.available 2014-03-01T01:22:59Z
dc.date.issued 2005 en
dc.identifier.issn 13611682 en
dc.identifier.uri https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/16756
dc.subject Semantic Relations en
dc.subject.other geographical thought en
dc.subject.other language en
dc.subject.other qualitative analysis en
dc.title Qualitative linguistic terms and geographic concepts: Quantifiers in definitions en
heal.type journalArticle en
heal.identifier.primary 10.1111/j.1467-9671.2005.00219.x en
heal.identifier.secondary http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9671.2005.00219.x en
heal.publicationDate 2005 en
heal.abstract Definitions of categories in existent geospatial ontologies are an invaluable source of information because they provide us with essential knowledge about concepts and their properties. A closer examination reveals that definitions also contain supplementary linguistic items, which are mainly qualitative expressions, such as quantifiers. This inclusion of modifiers in definitions affects the way values are assigned to the categories' properties (semantic properties and relations). This paper introduces a methodology for: (1) representing the essence of qualitative information to clarify the identity relations among categories; and (2) assessing their semantic similarity in order to disambiguate the taxonomic structure of existent geospatial ontologies. © Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2005. en
heal.journalName Transactions in GIS en
dc.identifier.doi 10.1111/j.1467-9671.2005.00219.x en
dc.identifier.volume 9 en
dc.identifier.issue 3 en
dc.identifier.spage 277 en
dc.identifier.epage 290 en


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