A phonetic approach to handling spelling variations in medieval documents

Ahmad, Mushtaq; Rahman, Nazim; Grüner, Stefan

doi:10.1145/2072221.2072253

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“…In this view, digital editions Full Paper HT '21, August 30-September 2, 2021, Virtual Event, Ireland bring "back to life" custom paratext and metatext operationalizing their mechanics as they were meant to be. For instance, spelling variations pose an obstacle to interpretation that can be handled by linking graphemes (variation) and their more stable phonemes [6]. More generally, manuscripts have more in common with hypertexts than with the linear forms typical of the printing era.…”

Section: Digital Scholarship and Editionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Death and Transmediations: Manuscripts in the Age of Hypertext

Antonini

Benatti

Watson

et al. 2021

Proceedings of the 32st ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media

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Has Hypertext killed off both the form and value of manuscript? Digital authoring first and web authoring later have changed drastically the availability and type of traces that reflect both creative and editorial processes. In this view, the consolidated approaches on manuscript studies involving the analysis of material artefacts are challenged. While new methodologies such as digital "forensics" and "virtual desks" are emerging, the nature and relations of native-digital manuscripts are yet to be fully investigated. This contribution accounts digital artefacts within the field of manuscript studies, identifying parallels between material manuscripts and hypertext features in their value as documents. The mapping between digital and material artefacts outlines a theory of manuscript "transmediations" identifying where and how manuscripts cues are reflected in digital technologies. This theory is developed through case studies and analyses of digital transitions. In a discussion, we highlight key challenges and future directions for scholarly editions of digital manuscripts. Lastly, we elaborate the requirements of a hypertext "genre" for digital manuscripts that supports reconciling the open-ended collaborative process of curation with the need for a coherent narrative addressed to the broader public. CCS CONCEPTS• Applied computing → Arts and humanities; • Human-centered computing → Hypertext / hypermedia.

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Section: Digital Scholarship and Editionsmentioning

confidence: 99%