"Unknown Unknowns" and the Retrieval Problem in Language Documentation and Archiving.

dc.contributor.authorHolton, Gary
dc.date.accessioned2011-12-15T23:39:21Z
dc.date.available2011-12-15T23:39:21Z
dc.date.issued2011-12
dc.description.abstractOne of the major motivations driving the field of documentary linguistics is the need to create a lasting record of language that can be (re)used by both speakers and linguists. However, the mere act of language documentation does not guarantee that the products of documentation are accessible. This retrieval problem can result in a false belief that a language has been adequately documented—what I refer to as an unknown unknown. This paper illustrates unknown unknowns with examples drawn from the field of place names documentation, touching briefly on unknown unknowns in other areas of language documentation. The paper concludes with some suggestions as to how to mitigate against the retrieval problem.
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Foreign Language Resource Center
dc.format.extent12 pages
dc.identifier.citationHolton, Gary. 2011. "'Unknown Unknowns' and the Retrieval Problem in Language Documentation and Archiving." Language Documentation & Conservation. 5: 157-168.
dc.identifier.issn1934-5275
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/4496
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherUniversity of Hawai'i Press
dc.rightsCreative Commons, Non-Commercial No Derivatives License
dc.rights.ccAttribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives
dc.rights.cccodeby-nc-nd-nsa
dc.subjectarchive, unknown unknowns, retrievable data
dc.title"Unknown Unknowns" and the Retrieval Problem in Language Documentation and Archiving.
dc.typeArticle
dc.type.dcmiText
prism.endingpage168
prism.publicationnameLanguage Documentation & Conservation
prism.startingpage157
prism.volume5

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