strings-as-subjects

Type(s): Issue

Description
- Should it be possible to create topics that represent strings, and for it to be formally clear that these topics do represent particular strings? If so, how?
Opinion
- I think TM needs the concept of a literal. If a topic is a string it has to be the concept of a particular string and not an individual instance. If people represent the concept '1' or 'gra' as a topic thats up to them. But for it to be useful i think they need to be able to have a topic or probably a literal that is a particular instance of the concept. - Scope: Graham Moore
- It should be possible to create topics that represent strings. I might want to create a topic that refers to all occurrences of the string XML - Scope: Martin Bryan
Resolution
- Do not add any additional features to support this.

Discussion
- http://www.y12.doe.gov/sgml/sc34/document/0376.htm#sc34_6-9Dec2002_Corrected-div-d0e1268

Object id: 485
Item identifier(s):
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