The Discourse Elements Ontology (DEO)
type: Ontology
version IRI: http://purl.org/spar/pso/2015-07-03
creator: David Shotton
creator: Silvio Peroni
date: 2015-07-03
description: DEO, The Discourse Elements Ontology, is an ontology written in OWL 2 DL that provides a structured vocabulary for rhetorical elements within documents (e.g. Introduction, Discussion, Acknowledgements, Reference List, Figures, Appendix), enabling these to be described in RDF. It uses some of the rhetorical block elements from the SALT Rhetorical Ontology and the Ontology of Rhetorical Blocks.
rights: This work is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
comment: The Discourse Elements Ontology (DEO) is an ontology that provides a structured vocabulary for rhetorical elements within documents (e.g., Introduction, Discussion, Acknowledgements, Reference List, Figures, Appendix). **URL:** http://purl.org/spar/deo **Creators**: [David Shotton](http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5506-523X), [Silvio Peroni](http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0530-4305) **License:** [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode) **Website:** http://www.sparontologies.net/ontologies/deo **Cite as:** Constantin, A., Peroni, S., Pettifer, S., Shotton, D., Vitali, F. (2016). The Document Components Ontology (DoCO). In Semantic Web, 7 (2): 167-181. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/SW-150177
prior version: 2011-05-05-deo-1 0.owl
version info: 1.1

has part
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: has relation
inverse of: is part of
type: TransitiveProperty
comment: A related resource that is included either physically or logically in the described resource.

is part of
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: has relation
type: TransitiveProperty
comment: A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included.

has relation
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: topObjectProperty
type: SymmetricProperty
comment: A related resource.

background
type: Class
subclass of: discourse element
comment: Presentation of information that is essential for understanding the situation or problem that is the subject of the publication. In a journal article, the background is usually part of the Introduction, but may be present as separated section.

caption
type: Class
subclass of: discourse element
comment: Text accompanying another item, such as a picture.

conclusion
type: Class
subclass of: discourse element
comment: A reflection on the preceding text, summarizing the evidence, arguments or premises presented in the document and their logical outcomes. Conclusions are a fundamental feature in academic research publications, and may be included in the Discussion section.

contribution
type: Class
subclass of: discourse element
comment: A description of the part that this publication plays in the overall field.

data
type: Class
subclass of: discourse element
comment: A textual description of data used or produced in the work which the document describes, or the data themselves.

discourse element
type: Class
subclass of: Thing
comment: An element of a document that carries out a rhetorical function.

discussion
type: Class
subclass of: discourse element
comment: An interpretation and discussion of the results obtained and an analysis of their significance, in support of conclusions. These conclusions may be part of this discussion or may be included in a separate section of the document.

evaluation
type: Class
subclass of: discourse element
comment: A consideration of the value, meaning and significance of the results obtained.

future work
type: Class
subclass of: discourse element
comment: A proposal for new investigation to be undertaken in order to continue and advance the work described in the publication.

introduction
type: Class
subclass of: discourse element
comment: An initial description which states the purpose and goals of the following writing, and, in the case of journal articles, typically includes background information on the research topic and a review of related work in the area.

materials
type: Class
subclass of: discourse element
comment: A description in a research paper documenting the specialized materials used in the work described. This description is often combined with a description of the methods used, in a section entitled 'Methods and Materials', 'Experimental' or a related term.

methods
type: Class
subclass of: discourse element
comment: A description in a research paper documenting the specialized methods used in the work described. This description is often combined with a description of the materials used, in a section entitled 'Methods and Materials', 'Experimental' or a related term.

model
type: Class
subclass of: discourse element
comment: A description of a model used or produced by the work described in the publication.

motivation
type: Class
subclass of: discourse element
comment: A description of the justification for undertaking the work described in the publication.

problem statement
type: Class
subclass of: discourse element
description: A concise description of the issues that needed to be addressed by a work described in the document.

reference
type: Class
subclass of: discourse element
comment: A reference to a specific part of the document, or to another publication.

related work
type: Class
subclass of: discourse element
comment: The authors' critical review of current knowledge by specific reference to others' work, both in terms of substantive findings and theoretical and methodological contributions to a particular topic. This description is often included within the introduction section.

results
type: Class
subclass of: discourse element
comment: The report of the specific findings of an investigation, given without discussion or conclusion being drawn.