Information and Society by Michael Buckland

Author:Michael Buckland
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Tags: LIS;library and information science;information society;information retrieval
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 2017-03-30T16:00:00+00:00

Figurative Use of Language

New names arise, especially for new topics, through figurative use of language, especially through metaphor. Well-established terms are used figuratively, based on some perceived similarity, for emerging concepts—for example, a computer “mouse.” Then, through usage, the new meaning becomes fixed, at first within its context, then more widely. The instability of language is not of the indexer’s making. Indexers must follow changes in word usage. They take a conservative approach because changes in terminology call into question older terminology, and the task of making retroactive alterations to the marks in an index takes resources away from other worthy purposes.

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