Oppositeness and dissimilarity of sense Flashcards

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Antonymy

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A sense relation between 2 or more words belonging to the same lexical field, same parts of speech, but differ in one aspect (e.g. UP-DOWN)

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Gradable antonymy

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antonyms that belong to a continuous scale of values and are at opposite ends of it. Between them, there are intermediate items. (e.g. COLD - lukewarm - HOT)

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Complementary antonymy

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Antonyms that come in pairs and if one member is applicable the other is not. (e.g. ALIVE - DEAD)

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Relational antonymy

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Pairs of antonyms in which one describes a relationship between two objects and the other describes the same relationship but in reverse order. (e.g. PARENT - CHILD)

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Taxonomic sisters

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Multi-member systems where antonyms are at the same level in a taxonomy. (e.g. DAYS OF THE WEEK, SEASONS, COLOURS)

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Derivational antonymy

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Based on secondary word formation by adding negative affixes (e.g. FAIR - UNFAIR)

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Antipodals, reverses

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Members of a pair at an extreme end of a certain scale (e.g. TOP - BOTTOM)
When we want to describe a movement in opposite directions like between two terminal states we use reverses. (e.g. COME-GO; PUSH-PULL)

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