Lexical Semantics

Lexical Semantics

1. Study of words

   • Looks at denotation, NOT connotation
     • Real meaning
     • Hyponymy
       • A carrot is a hyponym of vegetables
     • Synonymy
       • similar meanings
     • Antonymy
       • opposite meanings
       • Gradable
       • Non-gradable
     • Homophony
       • Same|Sound
       • Vaya vs Valla
     • Homonymy
       • Same|Name
       • Gravedad vs Gravedad
     • Polysemy
       • Mole
         • Animal
         • Spy
     • Metonymy
       • Association
         • Container referring to the content
     • Synecdoche
       • part from a big relation
         • hand
     • Componential analysis
       • Dog
         • Bark
         • Run
         • Smell
       • Prototype theory
         • Big area
           • the wolfiest wolf
         • Could work with abstracts?