Meaning and the semantic web

The meaning of names (URI references) is a contentious issue in the Semantic Web. Numerous proposals have been given for how to provide meaning for names in the Semantic Web, ranging from a strict localized model-theoretic semantics to proposals for a unified single meaning. We argue that a slight expansion of the standard model-theoretic semantics for names is sufficient for the present, and can easily be augmented where necessary to allow communities of interest to strengthen this spartan theory of meaning. Categories and Subject Descriptors: I.2.4 [Knowledge Representation Formalisms and Methods]: Representation languages General Terms: Languages, Theory

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2004
• Where: WWW
• Authors: Bijan Parsia, Peter F. Patel-Schneider
• Keywords: Internet Technology, Localized Model-theoretic Semantics, Standard Model-theoretic Semantics, Unified Single Meaning, WWW 2004