S0237 · webster_collegiate_dictionary_stability · registry identity
Webster's New International Dictionary stability
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Every occurrence, grouped by book and chapter, with the claim it was linked to support and (where the extraction regenerated one) the underlying warrant.
2010 · The Making of Americans
Webster’s New International Dictionary (1934) remains an accurate guide to language 75 years later, despite missing modern coinages.
direct Dictionaries remain reliable guides to language for a century or more due to the conservatism of standardized forms.
Warrant (implicit): The utility of a dictionary over long periods of time is a direct measure of the stability and conservatism of a language's formal standards.
could fail ifDictionaries may remain 'reliable' because they are used as prescriptive tools to enforce old standards rather than because they accurately reflect current descriptive usage.
2016 · Why Knowledge Matters
The rate of change in the Webster’s Collegiate dictionary shows only a 1% shift in total entries over a decade.
direct There is a stable nucleus of knowledge at the center of language that does not readily change shape or constitution.
Warrant (implicit): The relative proportion of new vocabulary additions compared to the total size of a dictionary indicates the stability of the underlying cultural knowledge required for literacy.
could fail ifA 1 percent change in dictionary entries might mask a much larger shift in the frequency of word usage or the cultural connotations of existing words.
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Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary