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Keynote talk from iSummit 2008 in Sapporo. The question: what if language weren't a commons?

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Keynote talk from iSummit 2008 in Sapporo. The question: what if language weren't a commons?

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Editor's Notes

Introduction … I’m a lexicographer. If you’re not familiar with the word lexicographer (and don’t worry, hardly anyone is) a lexicographer is someone who makes …