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.
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The Discourse Elements Ontology (DEO)
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
A related resource that is included either physically or logically in the described resource.
has part
A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included.
is part of
A related resource.
has relation
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.
Text accompanying another item, such as a picture.
caption
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.
A description of the part that this publication plays in the overall field.
A textual description of data used or produced in the work which the document describes, or the data themselves.
data
An element of a document that carries out a rhetorical function.
discourse element
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.
A consideration of the value, meaning and significance of the results obtained.
A proposal for new investigation to be undertaken in order to continue and advance the work described in the publication.
future work
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.
introduction
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.
materials
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.
methods
A description of a model used or produced by the work described in the publication.
model
A description of the justification for undertaking the work described in the publication.
A concise description of the issues that needed to be addressed by a work described in the document.
problem statement
A reference to a specific part of the document, or to another publication.
reference
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.
related work
The report of the specific findings of an investigation, given without discussion or conclusion being drawn.
results