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

dc.contributor.author Holton, Gary
dc.date.accessioned 2011-12-15T23:39:21Z
dc.date.available 2011-12-15T23:39:21Z
dc.date.issued 2011-12
dc.description.abstract One 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.sponsorship National Foreign Language Resource Center
dc.format.extent 12 pages
dc.identifier.citation Holton, Gary. 2011. "'Unknown Unknowns' and the Retrieval Problem in Language Documentation and Archiving." Language Documentation & Conservation. 5: 157-168.
dc.identifier.issn 1934-5275
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10125/4496
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher University of Hawai'i Press
dc.rights Creative Commons, Non-Commercial No Derivatives License
dc.rights.cc Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives
dc.rights.cccode by-nc-nd-nsa
dc.subject archive, unknown unknowns, retrievable data
dc.title "Unknown Unknowns" and the Retrieval Problem in Language Documentation and Archiving.
dc.type Article
dc.type.dcmi Text
prism.endingpage 168
prism.publicationname Language Documentation & Conservation
prism.startingpage 157
prism.volume 5
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