Lexical Relations

-words relationship-

(near) same meaning

could be sustitued
between them

pairs

almost/nearly

differ

context

answer vs. reply

formal or
informal

1. My dad bought a big a automobile
2. My father purchased a large automobile

Opposite meaning

gradable

comparative

A poney is smaller than a horse

one doesn't
imply another

My car isn't old
My car is new

non gradable

non comparative

deader or more dead

negative-one doesn't
imply another

My parents aren't alive.

pairs

male/female

reversives

avoid

describing

as the negative

undress/dress/not dress

same meaning

different writing

relationship

inclusion

flower: rose

hierarchical

superordinate

co-hyponyms

is a kind of

the characteristic instance

clearest or representative example

a general pattern

words: ocurring
together

corpus linguistics

database

table - chair
butter - bread

relationship

every day experience

connection

symbol

background knowledge

inference

Humorous effect

identifyng

homonyms
homophones
polysemy

Same form

related meaning

one word

context

Wood
1. the material made from trees
2. a geographical area with many trees

unrelated meaning

same pronounciation
and written form

pupil (at school)
pupil (in the eye)

same pronounciation

different writting

to/two/too