Qualitative linguistic terms and geographic concepts: Quantifiers in definitions

Tomai, E; Kavouras, M

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