Wittgenstein and web facets

Authors

  • Elizabeth Milonas Brookville, New York

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7152/nasko.v3i1.12788

Abstract

The World Wide Web has grown exponentially in the last few years. The popularity of Web search engines has also grown in a similar manner. The task of a Web search engine is to provide the Web searcher with accurate and targeted information from the plethora of information available on the Web. This is a daunting task that requires the careful usage of language to ensure accuracy. As a result, the importance of the usage and meaning of language in the Web domain has become the focus of recent research. In this paper, the author will explore Wittgenstein’s later philosophy of language as it applies to the language used in the search result pages of a Web search engine in an effort to broaden the understanding of language usage within this domain.

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Published

2011-11-02

Issue

Vol. 3 (2011): Proceedings from North American Symposium on Knowledge Organization

Section

Papers

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