Ontologies and Language --- comment on Mark Musen's `Differing views of biomedical ontology'

OntologiesLanguage and the worldOntologies and Language— comment on Mark Musen’s‘Differing views of biomedical ontology’Pierre ZweigenbaumSTIM : Mission de recherche en sciences et technologiesde l’information médicale,DSI, Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris ;CRIM, INaLCO ;U729, INSERMpz@biomath.jussieu.frhttp://www.biomath.jussieu.fr/~pz/Ontology and Biomedical Informatics, May 2, 20051/38OntologiesLanguage and the world1 OntologiesDifferent senses of the word “ontology”Different purposesDifferent levels of formalityDifferent stages2 Language and the worldShared meaningsLanguage builds conceptualizations buildsNatural vs formal languageLanguage (texts) as an entry point to world knowledge2/38computation = formal vs language = informal⇒ no instance in the world?OntologiesLanguage and the worldBackground[Maths, Physics]Computational linguistA word on unicorns3/38vs language = informal⇒ no instance in the world?OntologiesLanguage and the worldBackground[Maths, Physics]Computational linguistcomputation = formalA word on unicorns4/38vs⇒ no instance in the world?OntologiesLanguage and the worldBackground[Maths, Physics]Computational linguistcomputation = formal language = informalA word on unicorns5/38OntologiesLanguage and the worldBackground[Maths, Physics]Computational linguistcomputation = formal vs language = informal⇒ no instance in the world?A word on unicorns6/38OntologiesLanguage and the worldMy ...