What do you mean by your last sentence "It is always defined negatively"? I
know that in UN/CEFACT CCTS context can only further constrain a data
element, not add more substance to it beyond its' original generic form.  (01)
Duane  (02)
On 1/2/08 6:07 PM, "Pat Hayes" <phayes@xxxxxxx> wrote:  (03)
> FWIW, here is the definition of "context" that I put forward at
> Heidelberg, and which seemed to meet with some general acceptance.
>
> -------
> Theories of meaning invariably focus their attention on some subset
> of the many factors which can possibly influence the actual meaning
> conveyed by a meaningful utterance or sentence or diagram, or any
> symbolic structure or act. The other factors or aspects which may
> influence meaning, but which are not explicitly examined by the
> theory, are often referred to as "context". Thus, the term "context"
> has no single meaning: it is used simply to refer to anything (or
> sometimes everything) which can influence meaning but which is
> outside the scope of the current theory. It is always defined
> negatively.
> -------  (04) 
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