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The Theory of Definition and its Application to Vocabulary Limitation
Author(s) -
Walpole H.
Publication year - 1937
Publication title -
the modern language journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.486
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1540-4781
pISSN - 0026-7902
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-4781.1937.tb03825.x
Subject(s) - vocabulary , value (mathematics) , word (group theory) , linguistics , computer science , natural language processing , basis (linear algebra) , mathematics , philosophy , geometry , machine learning
Author's Summary— A restricted self‐contained vocabulary can be of great value as a basis for future and a touchstone for present linguistic acquirement. Such a vocabulary must be arrived at by semantic rather than by statistical methods; though word‐counts, when modified and supplemented by common sense, are of value in providing preliminary “raw materials.” An analysis of the nature of Definition shows the rational principles for word‐elimination.