Conceptualisation, or the development of Conceptual Models, can be performed for several reasons. One important goal nowadays is to support communication systems. A communication system aims at supporting communication in or between organizations and is typically supported by IT. It is based on some language that must be developed and agreed upon first, and must be adapted or redeveloped when c...

The process of conceptualisation is a fundamental problem-solving activity and, hence, is an essential activity for solving the problem of software systems construction. This paper ®rst analyses the process of conceptualisation generally, that is, not as applied speci®cally to software systems, and establishes a general-purpose conceptualisation process, composed of three activities: analysis, ...

Résumé : Dans cet article nous nous interrogeons sur la manière d’outiller la phase de conceptualisation lors de la construction d’une ontologie à partir de textes. La mise en perspective des résultats obtenus à partir de techniques issues de la terminologie et de la fouille de textes est réalisée selon trois plans (discours, linguistique et conceptuel). Cette étude permet de mieux appréhender ...

Metaphors are language phenomena commonly used as tools of persuasion, evident in different kinds public discourses, most notably political addresses. They particularly potent this respect because they function on the principle connecting logical with emotional. This persuasive role has also been attested media reports, usually employed for purposes framing and creation a specific narrative. Th...

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Mephisto is a framework that will enable ontologybased high-level information fusion. Within the framework, the name Mephisto can be used to refer to a conceptualisation, an ontology, an agent, a society, a formal theory, and an implementation. A Mephisto conceptualisation assumes that the world can be understood in terms of processes. A Mephisto ontology is a specification of the conceptualisa...

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Recent publications in the area of Semantic Blogging have all looked at various aspects of relevant ontologies, implementations or consumption. However, none have tried to develop an overall, general conceptualisation of the domain. This paper is a first tentative approach at presenting such a conceptualisation, which will span a number of approaches and solutions. It is work in very early stag...