Chapter 3: Word Meaning

Chapter 3: Word Meaning

1. different categories of words must be given different semantic descriptions

   • names, used to refer, logical words may not, pronouns can be interpretated in some contexts,

2. words can be identified at the level of writing, where we are familiar with them being separated by white space, where we can call them orrtographic words

3. the lexical field, is a group of lexemes which belong to a particular activity or area of specialist knowledge

4. homonyms are unrelated senses of the same phonological word

   • polysemy is invoked if the senses are judged to be related

5. synonyms are different phonological words which have the same or very similar meanings. they may have belonged to different dialects and then become synonyms for speakers familiar with both dialects

6. antonyms are words which are opposite in meaning

   • types of antonyms: simple antonyms, gradable antonyms, reverses, converses, taxonomic sisters

7. hyponymy is a relation of inclusion, a hyponym includes the meaning of a more general word

   • the more general term is called superordinate or hypernym

8. meronymy is a term used to describe a part-whole relationship between lexical items

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