Language & Terminology
Languages, scripts, translation, glossaries
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Incomplete
3 bundles · 6 layers · 0 findings · 0 questions
language The languages of the world
languageAndScript
languages, scripts, orthographies
varietyAndUsage
dialects, regional variants, registers
terminology Domain meaning fixed in words
conceptAndTerm
concepts, definitions, terms, usage status
glossaryAndDomain
glossaries, term collections, domains
translation Crossing language boundaries
equivalenceAndTranslation
translations and equivalence degrees
localeConvention
locale tags and formatting conventions
Note: Legacy card: layers named, findings and questions never written.
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- World Models
- Category
- Information and virtual systems
- Entry kind
- standalone-mm
- Navigation path
- NAV.INF.KNW.LNG
- Domain
- INF.KNW.LNG
- Industry
- Cross-industry
- Tags
- languageterminologyinf.knw.lng
- Also called
- N9
What it is Derived, awaiting review
This meta-model describes languages, scripts and their varieties, the concepts and terms of specialist domains, glossaries that collect them, translations that connect them, and the locale conventions that combine language with territory.
Note: First sentence of the legacy card introduction.
Why it exists Filled
Languages, scripts, translation, glossaries
Distinguishing features Derived, awaiting review
- It is its own model because linguistic reference data is consumed by every model that displays a label or stores multilingual text, and because terminology (concept-based, authority-managed) follows different rules from free text and must be modelled once for the whole catalogue.
What robots and AI may and may not do Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Moral aspects Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Owners Filled
Steward
The neutral owner archetype is a knowledge steward at class level for reference data (languages, scripts, locales), while glossary and translation records belong to their authors and commissioning organizations.
Links to other meta-models Filled
references
- world.identifierNaming - language, script and locale codes are registered identifier schemes.
- world.creativeWork - expression languages and translated works reference languages here.
- world.place - territories inside locale tags.
composes
- (offered) - a multilingualLabel facet that sibling models apply to display names and definitions under this model's namespace.
imports
- iso-639-15924 - REFERENCE: language and script code sets carried as scheme references.
- tbx - ALIGN: termbase structure of concept, term and usage.
- bcp-47 - ALIGN: locale tag composition rules.
requires
- vr.wm-plc-001
- vr.wm-rec-004
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Incomplete
Identity and identifiers required Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Institutional or informational subject: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Capabilities and actions required Derived, awaiting review
- termAdded: a term entered a glossary with a usage status.
- definitionRevised: a concept's definition was changed by its authority.
- translationApproved: a translation reached approved equivalence status.
- glossaryPublished: a glossary edition was released for use.
- varietyRecognized: a dialect or variant was formally recognized in the register.
- localeConventionUpdated: formatting conventions of a locale changed.
Legacy events listed as state transitions.
Hazards and failure modes optional Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Standards and interfaces required Derived, awaiting review
- terminologyLicenseContract: reuse terms for glossaries and term collections.
- translationServiceContract: engagement terms for producing and approving translations.
- glossaryContributionContract: terms under which contributors add terms to a managed glossary.
- termLookupView: term, concept, definition and approved translations; omits contribution history.
- bilingualGlossaryExport: paired source and target terms for one domain and language pair; omits other languages.
- codeListView: language, script and locale codes with names; omits terminology content.
Context of use required Filled
- Access is always granted by the respective owner through the catalogue's S1/S2 ownership and access models, with exports audited via S4.
Sources Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Open questions
- Superseded by a researched world model? Map this legacy card to its successor or retire it.
Machine files
Provenance
legacy MMAS card (world-models v0.2) · legacy
Built from: models/world-n9-language-and-terminology/spec.yaml, models/docs/knowledge-information/N9-language-and-terminology.md