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What are complementary or binary pairs?

Pairs of words that form a two-term classification, also known as antonyms.

What are examples of complementary or binary pairs?

dead/alive, pass/fail, hit/miss.

What is the relationship between opposites called when the positive of one term does not necessarily imply the negative of the other?

Gradable antonyms.

What are some examples of fully gradable antonyms?

<p>rich/poor, fast/slow, young/old, beautiful/ugly.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the identifying characteristics of gradable antonyms?

<p>Intermediate terms, relative terms, and one term more basic/common than the other.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are examples of pairs with the characteristic reverse relation?

<p>push/pull, come/go, go/return, ascend/descend.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic reverse relation?

<p>A relation between terms describing movement, where one term describes movement in one direction and the other the same movement in the opposite direction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are converses?

<p>Terms which describe a relation between two entities from alternative viewpoints, where one cannot exist without the other.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of converses?

<p>husband/wife, above/below, employer/employee.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do we know about David if we are told that Helen is David's employer?

<p>That David is Helen's employee.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is synonymy?

<p>Synonymy refers to different phonological words which have the same or very similar meanings.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why are examples of absolute synonymy hard to find?

<p>Examples of absolute synonymy are hard to find, perhaps because there is little poni in a language having two words with exactly the same sense.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are some examples of synonyms that belong to different dialects?

<p>Examples of synonyms that belong to different dialects include American English freeway and British English motorway.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an important source of synonymy?

<p>An important source of synonymy is taboo areas where a range of euphemisms may occur, for example, in the vocabulary for sex, death and the body.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does it mean when synonyms belong to different registers or different situations?

<p>When synonyms belong to different registers or different situations, it means that one word may be more formal or informal than the other depending on the context.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does it mean when one of the synonyms is collocationally restricted?

<p>When one of the synonyms is collocationally restricted, it means that certain words may only be used in specific contexts or with certain words.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are antonyms?

<p>In traditional terminology, antonyms are words which are opposite in meaning.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are simple antonyms?

<p>Simple antonyms is a relation between words such that the negative of one implies the positive of the other.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of how synonyms can portray positive or negative attitudes of the speaker?

<p>An example of how synonyms can portray positive or negative attitudes of the speaker is that naive or gullible seem more critical than ingenuous.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of how synonyms may originate from different languages?

<p>An example of how synonyms may originate from different languages is cloth (from Old English) and fabric (from Latin).</p> Signup and view all the answers

The relationship between words such that the negative of one implies the positive of the other is called ______ antonyms

<p>simple</p> Signup and view all the answers

Taboo areas may be an important source of ______

<p>synonymy</p> Signup and view all the answers

Synonyms may belong to different ______ or to different situations

<p>registers</p> Signup and view all the answers

An example of synonyms that originate from different languages are cloth (from Old English) and ______ (from Latin)

<p>fabric</p> Signup and view all the answers

An example of how synonyms can portray positive or negative attitudes of the speaker is that naive or gullible seem more critical than ______

<p>ingenuous</p> Signup and view all the answers

Antonyms are words which are ______ in meaning

<p>opposite</p> Signup and view all the answers

We speak of tall or high buildings, but only tall people and ______ mountains

<p>high</p> Signup and view all the answers

An example of how taboo areas may contribute to synonymy is in the vocabulary for sex, death, and the ______

<p>body</p> Signup and view all the answers

Synonyms that belong to different dialects include American English freeway and British English ______

<p>motorway</p> Signup and view all the answers

Absolute (or pure) synonymy is hard to find, perhaps because there is little ______ in a language having two words with exactly the same sense

<p>poni</p> Signup and view all the answers

The pairs of words that form a two-term classification are sometimes called ______ or binary pairs.

<p>complementary</p> Signup and view all the answers

Gradable antonyms are fully ______, that is to say, they occur normally with a wide range of degree modifiers.

<p>gradable</p> Signup and view all the answers

Between the gradable antonyms hot and cold, we can find intermediate terms such as warm, tepid, and ______.

<p>cool</p> Signup and view all the answers

The terms in gradable antonyms are usually ______, so a thick pencil is likely to be thinner than a thin girl.

<p>relative</p> Signup and view all the answers

In some pairs of gradable antonyms, one term is more basic and common than the other. The unmarked term is more ______ than the marked one, whereas the marked one often has negative connotations.

<p>neutral</p> Signup and view all the answers

The characteristic reverse relation is between terms describing ______, where one term describes movement in one direction and the other the same movement in the opposite direction.

<p>movement</p> Signup and view all the answers

Pairs such as come/go, go/return, and ascend/______ are examples of reverse relations.

<p>descend</p> Signup and view all the answers

Converses are terms which describe a relation between two entities from alternative viewpoints, where one cannot exist without the other, as in the pairs husband/______.

<p>wife</p> Signup and view all the answers

Helen is David's employer, so we know that David is ______ employee.

<p>Helen's</p> Signup and view all the answers

Pairs such as inflate/deflate, expand/contract, and fill/______ are examples of reverses.

<p>empty</p> Signup and view all the answers

Synonyms are words that have the same exact meaning.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Synonyms may belong to different dialects, like American English freeway and British English motorway.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Taboo areas are not an important source of synonymy.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Antonyms are words that are opposite in meaning.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Complementary or binary pairs are pairs of words that form a two-term classification.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Gradable antonyms are only used to describe physical characteristics.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Synonyms never portray positive or negative attitudes of the speaker.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Intermediate terms cannot be found between gradable antonyms such as hot and cold.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Reverses are pairs of words that have no relation to each other.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Collocational restrictions can occur with one or both of the synonyms.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Gradable antonyms are fully gradable and occur normally with a wide range of degree modifiers.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Pairs such as push/pull on a swing door are examples of converse relations.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Pairs such as dead/alive and hit/miss are examples of simple antonyms.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Reverses are only applied to terms describing movement.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Pairs such as beautiful/ugly and tall/short are examples of relative gradable antonyms.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The unmarked term in some pairs of gradable antonyms is more neutral than the marked one.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Converses are terms which describe a relation between two entities from alternative viewpoints.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Pairs such as inflate/deflate and fill/empty are examples of binary pairs.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Pairs such as rich/poor and fast/slow are examples of ungradable antonyms.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

In some pairs of gradable antonyms, there are no intermediate terms between the two extremes.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used for words that are opposite in meaning?

<p>Simple antonyms</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of a pair of words with the characteristic reverse relation?

<p>Expand/contract</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used for words that describe a relation between two entities from alternative viewpoints, where one cannot exist without the other?

<p>Binary pairs</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of how taboo areas may contribute to synonymy?

<p>Sex/death vocabulary</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of how synonyms may belong to different dialects?

<p>Freeway/motorway</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used for words that have the same or very similar meanings?

<p>Synonyms</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of how synonyms may portray positive or negative attitudes of the speaker?

<p>Naive/gullible</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used for words that are fully gradable and occur normally with a wide range of degree modifiers?

<p>Gradable antonyms</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of how one of the synonyms may be collocationally restricted?

<p>Wife/spouse</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used for a relationship between words such that the negative of one implies the positive of the other?

<p>Simple antonyms</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between gradable and non-gradable antonyms?

<p>Gradable antonyms have intermediate terms and are relative, while non-gradable antonyms do not have intermediate terms and are absolute.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between complementary/binary pairs and converse pairs?

<p>Complementary/binary pairs are a two-term classification, while converse pairs describe a relation between two entities from alternative viewpoints.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the defining characteristic of reverses?

<p>Reverses can be applied to any process which can be reversed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between marked and unmarked terms in gradable antonyms?

<p>The unmarked term is more basic and common than the marked one, and the marked one often has negative connotations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the defining characteristic of converse pairs?

<p>Converse pairs describe a relation between two entities from alternative viewpoints, where one cannot exist without the other.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between synonyms and antonyms?

<p>Synonyms have similar meanings, while antonyms have opposite meanings.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the defining characteristic of taboo areas in relation to synonymy?

<p>Taboo areas may be an important source of synonymy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of a converse pair?

<p>Husband/wife</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between relative and absolute antonyms?

<p>Relative antonyms have intermediate terms and are relative, while absolute antonyms do not have intermediate terms and are absolute.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of a pair of gradable antonyms?

<p>Tall/short</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between pairs of simple antonyms and pairs of gradable antonyms?

<p>Pairs of simple antonyms are a two-term classification, while pairs of gradable antonyms have intermediate terms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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