Dictionaries (was Re: Has anyone made a real conlang?)
From: | Stone Gordonssen <stonegordonssen@...> |
Date: | Saturday, April 26, 2003, 18:27 |
> >> Unabridged Webster's dictionary defines language as "the words,
>The American Heritage definition is better in some ways, but it has
We should all remember that any entries in any dictionaries (WEB as well as
hardcopy or WEB) are relative to the point in time of their last update, and
maintained based on concensus between individuals in groups of varying sizes
and educations.
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