--- Robert Centor <
rcentor@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> --- Doug Bassett <
dj_bassett@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Well, Dr. Centor, I
> don't
> > think I can comment on your "lumpers
and
> splitters"
> > analogy until you tell me a little bit more
about
> what
> > a "splitter" does.
>
> Lumpers categorize using fewer categories
-
> splitters increase the
> number of categories.
>
> Splitters - English cozies, Southern Cozies,
Midwest
> Cozies, Cat owner
> cozies, PI hard-boiled, Police hard-boiled,
female
> hard-boiled.
>
> As a lumper I favor larger categories and
accept
> more variation within
> the category.
Well, I guess I'm a splitter, basically. Do the two get
along? Do they ever marry? Is it like morning people and
night people? :)
doug
===== Doug Bassett
dj_bassett@yahoo.com
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