[Corpora-List] Quotation (lexicography)

[Laura Lofberg]

Thank you very much for all the replies! Not only did I find what I  
was looking for (Hanks suggested by Upali) but also got some other  
very interesting references such as the paper by Kilgarriff which I  
had read long ago but had then forgotten all about it.

But the quote that Laura is searching for implies
> that lexicographers' discretion may be excessive or irresponsible.  
> We may need to ask her about that if we are to unpack the problem  
> without moving into the checks and balances offered by modern  
> lexicography. She seems to want to make a point about 'anything  
> goes' attitudes.

After comparing various dictionaries I simply came to the conclusion  
that they differ quite a bit as to their distinction of senses. And  
then this quotation popped into my mind, and I wanted to find out in  
which context it was uttered exactly, so now I can order the book from  
the library and read more. Thanks! Anyway, compiling dictionary  
entries is indeed a challenging task, how to split or lump depending  
on the target group, the size and the purpose of the end product.

Best,

Laura

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