LEXICAL RELATIONS

LEXICAL RELATIONS

1. HYPONYMS

   • Is a word that represents different categories covered by a super ordinate. hyponym is a term used to designate a particular member of a broader class.

2. ANTONYMS

   • An antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning of another word. Even antonym has an antonym! The opposite of antonym is synonym, which is a word that has the same meaning as another word.

3. SEMANTIC FEATURES

   • VERBS
     • Also have semantic features as part of their meaning.
   • NOUNS
     • The same semantic feature may be shared by many words

4. POLYSEMOUS

   • A word that has multiple meanings that are related conceptually or historicall

5. HOMONYMS

   • Homonyms are words that have different meanings but are pronounced the same or spelled the same.
   • The word homonym can be used as a synonym for both homophone and homograph

6. SYNONYMS

   • Words or expressions that have the same meaning in some or all contexts