[Lexicog] Criteria for example sentences

Chaz and Helga Mortensen chaz_mortensen at SIL.ORG
Tue Mar 16 23:03:32 UTC 2004


I myself have never seen a Newfie dog. What do they look like?

-Chaz

----- Original Message -----
From: "Wayne Leman" <wayne_leman at sil.org>

> Good question, Fritz. I suspect that the prototypical dog will vary
somewhat
> depending on an individual's personal lexicon, but I do think there is
quite
> a bit of agreement among humans as to what a prototypical dog is.
>
> I suggest that what it is not are:
>
> dachshunds
> poodles
> chihuahuas
> Great Danes
> St. Bernards
> Newfoundland breed




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