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That is not the truism it appears to be: as lexicographers add entries, increasing the depth to which the lexicon is being probed, they must add definitions, proportionally increasing the coverage of existing entries (which often accomplishes little or nothing to increase the entry count).
Anyone who has any doubts about the flush nature of the English lexicon and the propensity of its speakers to coin metaphors should attend to these two works (at least), for they deal with only a small segment of culture.
This lexicon is of sufficient size to form a rich written language, such as German or English.
The Expanding Lexicon of One-letter Words
Both kinds of books have been around for many years: indeed, the latter type preceded general dictionaries that treat the broad spectrum of the English lexicon, for it was thought unnecessary to provide definitions and other information about words familiar to anyone who spoke English.