Add annotations to 'has role' and 'role of'

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RO_0000087 has role
- add textual definition: a relation between an independent continuant (the 
host) and a role, in which the role specifically depends on the host for its 
existence
- add editor note: A host can have many roles, and its roles can exist for 
different periods of time, but none of its roles can exist when the host does 
not exist. A role need not be realized at all the times that the role exists.
- add example of usage: this person has role this investigator role (more 
colloquially: this person has this role of investigator)

RO_0000081 role of
- add textual definition: a relation between a role and an independent 
continuant (the host), in which the role specifically depends on the host for 
its existence
- add editor note: A role inheres in its host at all times for which the role 
exists, however the role need not be realized at all the times that the role 
exists.
- add alternative term: is role of
- add example of usage: this investigator role is a role of this person

Original issue reported on code.google.com by ja...@overton.ca on 22 Jan 2015 at 3:39

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maybe say "this person plays the role of" for the example of usage?

Original comment by mcour...@gmail.com on 22 Jan 2015 at 11:35

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No, I think we should stick to "having" language for roles. The BFO2 Reference 
specifically rejects the language of "playing" in section 3.7.5:

"Having a role vs. playing a role

An entity is sometimes said to play a role, as when a passenger plays the role 
of a pilot on a commercial plane in an emergency, or a pyramidal neuron plays 
the role occupied by a damaged stellar neuron in the brain; but neither the 
person nor the pyramidal neuron have those roles. BFO 2.0 only specifies the 
has_role relation."

Original comment by ja...@overton.ca on 22 Jan 2015 at 11:40

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I guess I can see this point as well; however I do believe that this is one 
understanding of the language "playing a role" vs "having a role". I guess I 
would rather say "this person plays the role of investigator" than "this person 
has this role of investigator". 

Maybe use bears then? Or add an editor note?

Original comment by mcour...@gmail.com on 22 Jan 2015 at 11:51

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RO_0000087 has role
- move domain from ro-edit.owl to core.owl: 'independent continuant'

Original comment by ja...@overton.ca on 28 Jan 2015 at 2:28

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Updated to use 'bearer' instead of 'host':

RO_0000087 has role
- add textual definition: a relation between an independent continuant (the 
bearer) and a role, in which the role specifically depends on the bearer for 
its existence
- add editor note: A bearer can have many roles, and its roles can exist for 
different periods of time, but none of its roles can exist when the bearer does 
not exist. A role need not be realized at all the times that the role exists.
- add example of usage: this person has role this investigator role (more 
colloquially: this person has this role of investigator)
- move domain from ro-edit.owl to core.owl: 'independent continuant'

RO_0000081 role of
- add textual definition: a relation between a role and an independent 
continuant (the bearer), in which the role specifically depends on the bearer 
for its existence
- add editor note: A role inheres in its bearer at all times for which the role 
exists, however the role need not be realized at all the times that the role 
exists.
- add alternative term: is role of
- add example of usage: this investigator role is a role of this person

Original comment by ja...@overton.ca on 3 Feb 2015 at 3:03

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This issue was closed by revision r399.

Original comment by ja...@overton.ca on 6 Feb 2015 at 3:54

• Changed state: Fixed