[sc34wg3] Topic names and occurrences in the TMDM

[M.Altheim]

Hi,

Just a question that came to mind whilst reading the section
on Topic names in section 5.4 "Topic name items" of the TMDM:

   [...]
   Essentially, a base name is a specialized kind of occurrence.

To my mind, names are not a specialized kind of occurrence at=20
all -- names, occurrences and roles played in associations are
the three kinds of topic characteristics. Topic names and
occurrences are peers in that taxonomy; names are not a subclass
of occurrence, which would imply that a name is an occurrence of
the Topic, not a characteristic of it. That doesn't make sense
to me.

Clarification, please...

Thanks,

Murray

[1] http://www.isotopicmaps.org/sam/sam-model/#sect-topic-name
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Murray Altheim                          http://www.altheim.com/murray/
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