[Corpora-List] What is corpora and what is not?

[Alexander Yeh]

Laurence Anthony wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 10:39 AM, Alexander Yeh <asy at mitre.org> wrote:
>
>>
>> This definition though has changed over time, so documents from different
>> eras are using different definitions.
>> Plus I have not checked, but the definition may also vary a bit from one
>> part of the world to another
>>
>
> Exactly. As I wrote earlier, " All definitions are open to
> corrections, adaptions, variations, etc. In fact, I would argue that a
> discussion on definition leads to a better understanding of the
> thing/phenomenon we are trying to define."

But then everybody can have their own definition, and then no common 
definition exists.

>
> Laurence.
>
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