Semantics Metalanguage P.3

Question 1

Synonymy

Answer 1

Synonymy refers to the relationship between words or phrases that have similar meanings.

“mad” and “angry” is a pair of synonyms and the relation between these two words is termed as synonymy.

Question 2

Antonymy

Answer 2

The semantic relationship between words that have opposite meanings.

“buy” and “sell” is a pair of antonyms and the relation between these two words is termed as antonymy.

Question 3

hyponymy

Answer 3

A term used to designate a particular member of a broader class.
Semantic field = narrow
hyponymy = broad

“daisy” and “rose” are hyponyms of flower.

“pigeon”, “crow”, “eagle”, and “seagull” are all hyponyms of bird.

Question 4

Idiom

Answer 4

A type of phrase or expression that has a meaning that can’t be deciphered by defining the individual words.

“A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush”
This idiom implies it’s better to have something small and certain, than the possibility of attaining something greater that may never materialize.