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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Quantitative and Qualitative Assessments of the Impact of Linguistic Theory on Information Science

Abstract

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A citation analysis was performed on a subset of the information science literature to determine the impact of linguistic theory on information science. Both quantitative and qualitative measures were employed to show the relationship between the two fields. The overall findings indicate that this portion of the information science literature has made almost no use of linguistic theory. The small number of citations to linguistic theory did show some patterns, indicating that small numbers of citing and cited authors account for most of the activity; that syntax and semantics have occupied more attention from information scientists than other branches of linguistic theory; that information scientists have cited older works over time; and that most of the citations to linguistic theory belong to qualitative "non-use" categories.

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
Ph.D.
Level thesis:degree_level
Dissertation
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Library Science
Grantor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Year dc:date
2014

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Warner, Amy

Subjects

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Identifiers

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Identifier
(UMI)AAI8721782
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/69496

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Last updated
2026-07-22
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citation

Warner, Amy. Quantitative and Qualitative Assessments of the Impact of Linguistic Theory on Information Science. Dissertation thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/69496