lexical Relations and semantic ambiguity

Question 1

is the study of meaning in language. It focuses on how words, phrases,
and sentences convey meaning, both
individually and in combination.

Answer 1

Semantics

Question 2

refers to the
connection between words based on
their meanings.

Answer 2

LEXICAL RELATION

Question 3

refers to the relationship
between words that have the same or
very similar meanings.

words with similar meaning

Answer 3

Synonym

Question 4

refers to the relationship
between words that have opposite
meanings.

words with opposite meaning

Answer 4

Antonym

Question 5

: is the relationship between words
where one word ——– is more specific and belongs to a broader category
represented by another word

a specific word within a
broader category.

Answer 5

. Hyponym

Question 6

is the relationship where a
single word has multiple related meanings.

a word with multiple related
meanings.

Answer 6

Polysemy

Question 7

is a general word that covers a group of more specific words

Answer 7

Hypernym

Question 8

refers to situations where a
word, phrase, or sentence has multiple possible meanings, making its interpretation unclear without additional context.

Answer 8

SEMANTIC AMBIGUITY

Question 9

Occurs when a single word has multiple
meanings.

Answer 9

Lexical Ambiguity

Question 10

occurs when a sentence can be interpreted in more than one way due to its grammatical
structure, rather than the meanings of
individual words.

Answer 10

Structural ambiguity