[Lexicog] Lacunae

Chaz and Helga Mortensen chaz_mortensen at SIL.ORG
Mon Apr 26 13:00:54 UTC 2004


MessageIS THIS REALLY TRUE?

-Chaz ;)
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Benjamin Barrett 
  To: lexicographylist at yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Monday, April 26, 2004 1:42 AM
  Subject: RE: [Lexicog] Lacunae


  What do you mean that "gullible" isn't in English dictionaries (it is in most of my English dictionaries)? And do you have a suggestion for rectifying that problem?

  Benjamin Barrett
    -----Original Message-----
    From: Neal_Brinneman at sil.org [mailto:Neal_Brinneman at sil.org] 


    >In your research, what (apparent) lexical lacunae have you encountered,
    >where there is lack of lexicalization for concepts which seem to be part
    of
    >the culture of the language speakers?

    The word gullible is not in  English dictionaries.


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