[Lexicog] Criteria for example sentences
Wayne Leman
wayne_leman at SIL.ORG
Tue Mar 16 16:36:02 UTC 2004
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
Dalmatians
I think a prototypical dog is somewhere between a cocker spaniel and a
collie and a golden retriver. It is a medium sized dog, not too small (a
cocker spaniel is a bit too small for the prototype, I think), and not too
large. It needs to have a "standard" dog shape and features.
Wayne Leman
> Talking about prototypes, what is a prototypical dog?
>
> Fritz Goerling
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