Author： Hörner Johannes Jamison Julian
Publisher： Routledge Ltd
ISSN： 0929-6174
Source： Journal of Quantitative Linguistics, Vol.14, Iss.2-3, 2007-08, pp. : 215-221
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Abstract
We develop a formal framework in which to study dictionaries satisfying a seemingly desirable property. A dictionary is said to be closed if every word used in that definition is itself defined (elsewhere in the dictionary). We show that any closed dictionary is degenerate: all words have the same meaning. Implications of this result are discussed, as well as potential remedies.
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