Narrative Reference Frame

• CURIE: gmeow:NarrativeReferenceFrame
• IRI: https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/NarrativeReferenceFrame
• Category: class
• Defined by: gmeow:slices/narrative
• Box roles: TBox role (What is this?)

A canon, continuity, or narrative realm that serves as a reference frame for in-universe facts (locations, dates, events) and functionally as the standpoint under which in-universe claims hold true. The Harry Potter canon, the Marvel Multiverse (Earth-616, MCU, Ultimate), and the Star Wars Legends/Canon split are all narrative reference frames. Ordinary GMEOW entities (Person, Place, Organization, Event) may carry claims according to this frame; cross-continuity variants are linked by counterpartOf, never merged.

Structure

Subclass of: gmeow:NarrativeScope, gmeow:ReferenceFrame

Practical Pattern

Use gmeow:NarrativeReferenceFrame as a specialized kind of gmeow:NarrativeScope, gmeow:ReferenceFrame. Add statement metadata or a standpoint when the assertion needs provenance, confidence, or vantage.

Example Snippets

These snippets are generated from canonical slice examples and trimmed to the Turtle blocks where this term appears.

Flashback

• Source: slices/extensions/narrative/examples/flashback.ttl
• Examples catalog: open in catalog#example-slices-extensions-narrative-examples-flashback

# --- The continuity (story world) — a NarrativeReferenceFrame.
ex:canon a gmeow:NarrativeReferenceFrame ;
    rdfs:label          "Lighthouse Saga continuity"@en ;
    gmeow:frameRealm    gmeow:frameRealmNarrative ;
    gmeow:hasAxis       ex:narrativeOrder ;
    gmeow:dimensionCount "1"^^xsd:nonNegativeInteger ;
    gmeow:frameKind     gmeow:frameKindNarrative ;
    gmeow:requiresHost  false ;
    gmeow:determinacyModel gmeow:determinacyDisputed .

Common Companion Terms

gmeow:NarrativeScope, gmeow:ReferenceFrame

External Equivalences

Equivalent or closely aligned targets: wd

Linkages

Generated from the canonical mapping DSL. SSSOM files are the generated public interchange form for term equivalences.

Term Equivalences