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On 2/24/06, Chris Burdess <d09@h...> wrote: > Peter Hunsberger wrote: > >> The point > >> of pragmatics, I guess, is a formal means to establish a protocol > >> of measures, aka, "right rock; wrong rock". > > > > I sort of conceptualize it as the rules for how discovery is done on > > semantics. Sounds sort of similar? > > Semantic disambiguation by context is only one aspect of pragmatics. > There's also paralinguistics, such as "what are you communicating by > sending this message above and beyond the content of the message?", > "what are you communicating by not sending a message?" (insert > interferometer analogy here), "what can I infer about your intent > when you send this message?" Ugg. Makes sense, but now I fear that we'll end up with Web Psychiatrists: "and tell me Mr. System, how did it make you feel when BigCo declined to communicate with you". Or worse, Web mediums: "I sense someone is attempting to communicate with you about an order for 1000 widgets. Do widgets sound familiar? Yes? That will be $200 please." Seriously, do you see applications for that aspect of the field to the Sem Web (other than perhaps a reason for celebration by the lawyers)? -- Peter Hunsberger
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