Vocabulary Review
Define taciturn.
quiet/inclined to not speaking
What is a synonym? Give an example.
disgusting / gross, etc.
What morphemes in the words 'hyponym' and 'hypernym' contribute to their meaning?
hypo (below) - nym (word)
hyper (above) - nym (word)
What are the two ways to interpret the sentence:
"I saw the man with the telescope."
sucking up to people/overly pleasing
What kind of antonymous relationship do the words "dead" and "alive" have?
complementary
What is the relationship between dog and golden retriever?
Golden retriever is a hyponym of dog.
Define lexical semantics.
Lexical semantics is the linguistic subfield dedicated to studying the meanings of words, morphemes, and phrases.
Define brevity.
the idea of being short/brief
What kind of antonymous relationship do the words "killer" and "victim" have?
relational
co-hyponym
Describe prototype theory.
Prototype theory refers to the idea that words/categorizations are based on proximity to an ideal example.
sartorial
What kind of antonymous relationship do the words "ugly" and "pretty" have?
gradable
No, jet is a hyponym of plane.
What is it called when a word has multiple unrelated meanings?
homonyms
Define acumen.
the ability to make good decisions quickly
What are the three kinds of antonyms that we talked about? How do they differ?
Gradable - existing on polar ends of a scale
Complementary - existing on polar ends with no middle ground
Relational - existing on opposite ends of a relationship
Give an example of a hyponym and its corresponding hypernym.
dog --> animal, milk --> liquid, etc.
What is it called when a word has multiple related meanings?
polysemy