[Lexicog] semantic domains

[R. Rankin]

> Yes indeed, I think it's a foregone conclusion that the number of lexical
> entries in a dictionary is going to depend in part on the typological
structure
> of the language in question.  Other variables include productivity of
> derivational morphology, amount of contact/borrowing with/from other
languages,
> whether the lexicon is for linguists or laymen, etc.  We all know that the
> definitions of WORD, ENCLITIC, AFFIX, COMPOUND, etc. are often problematic
in
> linguistics and especially field linguistics.  I'd refer interested
readers to
> the new anthology on WORD (2003, I believe) from Cambridge Press edited by
> R.M.W. Dixon and Alexandra Aikhenvald.  It has papers on the notion "word"
in a
> large variety of languages from across the whole typological spectrum.
While it
> does not expressly address lexicological questions, it does cover the
> typological ones nicely.
>
> Bob
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> > I wonder if I have such a low number of entries because the language I
work
> > in uses rather many long phrases where other languages have individual
> > words.
>
>
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