Computational situation theory

Erkan Tin, Varol Akman
1994 ACM SIGART Bulletin  
Situation theory has been developed over the last decade and various versions of the theory have been applied to a number of linguistic issues. However, not much work has been Clone in regard to its computational aspects. In this paper, we review the existing approaches towards 'computational situation theory' with considerable emphasis on our own research. Situation Theory and Situation Semantics Situation theory is a mathematical theory of meaning [25] . According to the theory, individuals,
more » ... roperties, relations, spatio-temporal locations, and situations axe the basic ingredients. The world is viewed as a collection of objects, sets of objects, properties, and relations. Individuals are conceived as invariants; having properties and standing in relations, they persist in time and space. Objects are the parts of individuals. (Words are also objects, i.e., invaxiants across utterances.) All individuals, including spatio-temporal locations, have properties (like being frag-//e or red) and stand in relations to one another (like being eax//er, being under).
doi:10.1145/191604.191608 fatcat:sktmd6s53rctnbaioyfhxuvxwe