Synonym, Antonym, and Hyponym
Synonym
Is the state or phenomenon
in which the words that sound different, but have the same or
identical meaning, as another word or phrase.
Examples:
small - little
big - large
mother and father – parents
Examples:
small - little
big - large
mother and father – parents
Antonyms
Antonyms are words that have opposite
meanings. For example, the antonym of long is short. Often words will have more
than one antonym but as with synonyms it depends on the context. For instance,
the word warm could have the antonym cool or chilly. In order to choose the
correct antonym, you have to look at all the meanings and how the word is used.
Cool can mean stylish as well as chilly so the word cool may not be the best
choice.
Types
of Antonyms
1.
Graded antonyms are word pairs that have variations between the two
opposites. For example, big and little are antonyms but there are a lot of
changes before you get to the opposite meaning. Like this:
Big, huge,
bulky, full-size, slight, petite, little Other examples are:
a.
Sane and crazy
b.
Rich and poor
c.
Cool and hot
d.
Wet and dry
e.
Late and early
f.
Ignorant and educated
2. Relational antonyms are pairs
that have a relationship. Each word wouldn’t exist without the other. There
can’t be a parent without a child or it’s either all or nothing. Other examples
include:
a.
Servant and master
b.
Borrow and lend
c.
Come and go
d.
Toward and away
e.
Divisor and dividend
f.
Parent and child
Hyponym
Is
the state or phenomenon that shows the relationship between more
general term, ( lexical representation) and the more specific instances for it.
Examples:
- red, yellow, green, blue, purple, black is ( color ).
Thus we can say that: " red " is a hyponym of " color " and so on.
- clarinet, guitar, piano, trumpet, violin, are hyponyms because they are " musical instruments " but there is not a single word meaning " musical instrument " that has these words as its
Examples:
- red, yellow, green, blue, purple, black is ( color ).
Thus we can say that: " red " is a hyponym of " color " and so on.
- clarinet, guitar, piano, trumpet, violin, are hyponyms because they are " musical instruments " but there is not a single word meaning " musical instrument " that has these words as its
References
ekarisqilatul.blogspot.com/.../synonym-antonym-...
conceptsinsemantics.weebly.com/synonym-anton...
www.infobarrel.com ›
Lifestyle › Education
Tidak ada komentar:
Posting Komentar