S10 Semantics II

Question 1

complementary antonymy

Answer 1

pairs of semantic opposites which are non-gradable and exclude each other
eg. dead-alive

Question 2

gradable antonymy

Answer 2

opposite poles of a continuum between which intermediate stages are possible
eg. hot-cold

Question 3

directional antonymy

Answer 3

a movement with respect to a certain place or a change of direction
eg. enter-leave, come-go

Question 4

hyponymy

Answer 4

hyponyms have the same semantic features as the hyperonym plus some additional ones, which makes them more specific

Question 5

meronym

Answer 5

part-whole relationships, where a holonym can be specified as consisting of various parts, the meronyms

Question 6

polysemy (lexical ambiguity)

Answer 6

often the result of meaning extension over time to create new shades of meaning. in a dictionary, each of these senses is numbered and listed under the head word

Question 7

homonymy
homophony
homography

Answer 7

spelling and pronunciation are the same

same pronunciation

same spelling