LEXICAL RELATIONS

LEXICAL RELATIONS

1. SYNONYMY

   • WORDS WITH RELATED MEANING
     • BEAUTIFUL - BREATHTAKING

2. ANTONYMY

   • WORDS WITH OPPOSITE MEANINGS
     • HATE - LOVE

3. METONYMY

   • TO NAME ONE THING WITH THE NAME OF ANOTHER ONE
     • I CAN EAT TWO DISHES! I'M STARVING

4. PROTOTYPES

   • WORDS THAT HELP TO GRASP THE MEANING OF A SUPERORDINATE WORD
     • FURNITURE - CHAIR

5. HOMOPHONES

   • WORDS THAT HAVE THE SAME PRONOUNCIATION
     • MEAT - MEET

6. POLYSEMY

   • SAME WORD BUT DIFFERENT MEANINGS
     • TO GET

7. WORD PLAY

   • THE CLEVER AND WITTY USE OF WORDS AND MEANINGS
     • I LOVE EWE

8. HYPONYMY

   • the meaning of one form is included in the meaning of another
     • FORK KNIFE ARE HYPONYMS OF UTENSIL

9. COLLOCATION

   • WORDS THAT OCCUR TOGETHER
     • DO THE DISHES

10. HOMONYMS

    • SAME WORD BUT DIFFERENT MEANINGS
      • BOOK