LEXICAL RELATIONS

What is the best definition of “paradigmatic relations”?

• The relationship of incompatibility between two terms with respect to some given dimension of contrast.

• The relations which determine the choice of one lexical item over another.

• The relations which determine the word order within a sentence.

Some words seem to have more than one antonym

• True

• False

What is the definition of antonymy?

• The relationship of incompatibility between two terms with respect to some given dimension of contrast

• The relation of part to whole

• Words which have the same meaning

Gradable antonyms do not admit a midpoint

• True

• False

A _______ pair of antonyms names points on a scale which contains a midpoint

Non gradable antonyms are open to comparison

• True

• False

What kind of antonym entails the denial of the other?

• Non-gradable

• Gradable

Language with many adjectives are the most likely to have gradable antonyms

• True

• False

Which one of these are gradable antonyms?

• “Boy” and “girl”

• “North” and “South”

• “Interesting” and “boring”

• “Full” and “empty”

What is the relationship between “big” and “small”?

• Hyponymy

• Synonymy

• Taxonomy

• Antonymy