Development of a formal structure
Introduction
The class of soft cultural elements is a subclass of the general resource class defined in the reference ontology (part 1a). It can be expressed in a number of different representation including Topic Maps (XTM), OWL or a special extension to the CLDR's Local Data Markup Language (LDML). Alongside the class of soft cultural elements proper we have a class of factual elements that complement current CLDR data and a class of document templates. All of these are also subclasses of the general resource class.
The following exposition of the classes relevant for expressing cultural elements extend the reference ontology. Only new classes, properties and associations are listed.
NOTE: As in the general eGovernment reference ontology, the prefix http://psi.egovpt.org/types/ is omitted from all identifiers to facilitate rendition. It must be prefixed to all unqualified IDs.
Soft Cultural Element
Soft Cultural Element is the abstract base class for the soft cultural elements proper and a direct child of the general resource class.
Classname |
ID |
Subclass of |
Soft cultural element |
soft-cultural-element |
resource |
Property name |
Short description |
ID |
Alternate ID |
Typical value domains |
CLDR ID |
Pointer to the Soft Cultural Element in the CLDR (if existing) |
cldr-id |
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xsd:anyURI |
Relationship (in addition to the inherited ones):
Name |
Short description |
Type-ID |
Player type 1 |
Role type 1 |
Player type 2 |
Role type 2 |
codifies |
The cultural element codifies a certain value judgement |
codifies |
soft-cultural-element |
soft-cultural-element |
soft-cultural-element/value-judgement |
soft-cultural-element/value-judgement |
Privacy
Preferences for certain privacy options such as strict privacy requirements vs. transparency
Classname |
ID |
Subclass of |
Privacy |
soft-cultural-element/privacy |
soft-cultural-element |
Formality
Preferences for a formal behaviour in certain circumstances
Classname |
ID |
Subclass of |
Formality |
soft-cultural-element/formality |
soft-cultural-element |
Property (in addition to the inherited ones):
Property name |
Short description |
ID |
Alternate ID |
Typical value domains |
type |
Type of formal behaviour that is seen as positive or negative |
soft-cultural-element/type |
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Description of the type of soft cultural elements according to a given taxonomy |
Colour code
Preferences for certain colours or colour schemes in given circumstances
Classname |
ID |
Subclass of |
Colour code |
soft-cultural-element/colour-code |
soft-cultural-element |
Property (in addition to the inherited ones):
Property name |
Short description |
ID |
Alternate ID |
Typical value domains |
Colour code |
Code of the colour according to a given taxonomy |
soft-cultural-element/colour-code |
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Propriety
Acceptability of certain behaviour in given circumstances, notably relating to standards of decency
Classname |
ID |
Subclass of |
Propriety |
soft-cultural-element/propriety |
soft-cultural-element |
Property (in addition to the inherited ones):
Property name |
Short description |
ID |
Alternate ID |
Typical value domains |
Category |
Categorization of the type of propriety (e.g. decency) according to a given taxonomy |
soft-cultural-element/category |
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Factual Element
A class of elements that describe assertions on culturally determined facts, e.g. use of typographic conventions or rules for greeting people. In type, these elements are related to “traditional” CLDR data. In addition to the explicitly enumerated subclasses other existing CLDR locale data can be seen as subclasses of this type.
Classname |
ID |
Subclass of |
Factual element |
factual-element |
resource |
Properties (in addition to the inherited ones):
Property name |
Short description |
ID |
Alternate ID |
Typical value domains |
Values |
Values for that element according to a subclass-specific taxonomy |
factual-element/value |
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Relationship (in addition to the inherited ones):
Name |
Short description |
Type-ID |
Player type 1 |
Role type 1 |
Player type 2 |
Role type 2 |
scoped-by |
The factual element is scoped by / valid in a certain cultural setting |
scoped-by |
factual-element |
factual-element |
cultural-setting |
cultural-setting |
Typographic Convention
Typographic conventions that are being used in a given cultural setting
Classname |
ID |
Subclass of |
Typographic convention |
factual-element/typographic-convention |
factual-element |
Name ordering
Rules for the ordering of the components of a personal name (e.g. sequences of given name / family name or vice versa)
Classname |
ID |
Subclass of |
Name ordering |
factual-element/name-ordering |
factual-element |
Personal Name Structure
Structures for the handling of personal names
Classname |
ID |
Subclass of |
Personal name structure |
factual-element/personal-name-structure |
factual-element |
Property name |
Short description |
ID |
Alternate ID |
Typical value domains |
formality |
Description of the formality level that this personal name structure is used in according to a taxonomy |
factual-element/formality |
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Document Template
Instances of the class document template refer to machine-readable and machine-processable document templates that correspond to a set of typographic preferences (e.g. preferred fonts, margins etc.).
Classname |
ID |
Subclass of |
Document Template |
document-template |
resource |
Properties (in addition to the inherited ones):
Property name |
Short description |
ID |
Alternate ID |
Typical value domains |
Document format |
Document format according to a subclass-specific taxonomy |
factual-element/value |
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css, “ott” (the OpenDocument text template), OOXML text templates etc. |
Value Judgement
A value judgement on given behaviours or facts in the scope of a specific cultural setting. The value judgement can be context-dependent.
Classname |
ID |
Subclass of |
Value judgement |
value-judgement |
|
Property name |
Short description |
ID |
Alternate ID |
Typical value domains |
Value judgement |
Context-dependent value judgement of a certain fact judged by a certain standard of behaviour in a given cultural setting |
value-judgement |
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Often one of + or - |
Relationship:
Name |
Short description |
Type-ID |
Player type 1 |
Role type 1 |
Player type 2 |
Role type 2 |
scoped-by |
a value judgement scoped by a context |
scoped-by |
value-judgement |
value-judgement |
context |
context |
scoped-by |
a value judgement in the scope of a given cultural setting |
scoped-by |
value-judgement |
value-judgement |
cultural-setting |
cultural-setting |
Cultural Setting
An instance of the cultural setting class represents a given cultural environment (e.g. the British culture or the culture of the Muslim community in France). Other cultural elements are related to this.
Classname |
ID |
Subclass of |
Cultural setting |
value |
|
Property name |
Short description |
ID |
Alternate ID |
Typical value domains |
Name |
Name of the cultural setting (possibly scoped by language) |
name |
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Description |
Free-text description of the cultural setting (possibly scoped by language) |
description |
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Variant |
Specific variant of a cultural setting (if closely related to another cultural setting) |
description |
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Relationship:
Name |
Short description |
Type-ID |
Player type 1 |
Role type 1 |
Player type 2 |
Role type 2 |
uses |
a cultural setting uses a language |
uses |
soft-cultural-element |
soft-cultural-element |
language |
language |
is-related-to |
a cultural setting is related to one or more administrative unit(s) (not necessarily states) |
is-related-to |
cultural-setting |
cultural-setting |
administrative-unit |
administrative-unit |
is-related-to |
a cultural setting is related to another cultural setting |
is-related-to |
cultural-setting |
cultural-setting |
soft-cultural-element |
soft-cultural-element |
Language
Classname |
ID |
Subclass of |
Language |
language |
|
Property name |
Short description |
ID |
Alternate ID |
Typical value domains |
Name |
Name of the language (possibly scoped by language) |
name |
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BCP47 tag |
Tag of the language according to BCP47 |
bcp47-tag |
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Context
Classname |
ID |
Subclass of |
Context |
context |
|
Property name |
Short description |
ID |
Alternate ID |
Typical value domains |
Category |
Classification of the context according to a given taxonomy |
category |
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Description |
Free-text description of the context |
description |
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Simplified Overview of the Ontology
