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... or so Dr Johnson must have believed. He defined lexicographer, in his first dictionary, as "a harmless drudge".
To be a really good and prolific lexicographer it appears the only place to be is clapped up in Broadmoor on a lifer. Committing murder while insane, it appears, is good for the lexicographical soul.
Seriously, though, nothing to do with words can be considered a "science", at least in the same way as physics or chemistry is. Compiling a dictionary which meets the objective of the provision of information about words in an accessible way has got to be more a matter of good judgement than of perfect methodology.
The idiot also known as Capfka ...
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted lexicography, art or craft? tsuwm 03/24/02 02:34 PM Re: lexicography as drudgery Capital Kiwi 03/24/02 05:17 PM Re: lexicography as drudgery belligerentyouth 03/24/02 09:16 PM Re: lexicography, art or craft? Jackie 03/24/02 09:33 PM Re: lexicography, art or craft? musick 03/30/02 07:07 PM What's the difference? consuelo 03/30/02 07:13 PM Craft? Art? consuelo 03/31/02 02:10 AM
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