Antonymy is the semantic relationship between lexical items that express opposite or contrary meanings along a defined dimension. The parameters that carve it are: (1) the relation holds between word pairs such as hot/cold or alive/dead; (2) the opposition falls into types — gradable (hot/cold), binary/complementary (alive/dead), or relational/converse (buy/sell); (3) the dimension of opposition must be shared: 'fast' and 'heavy' are not antonyms because they operate on different scales. It persists through language usage, dictionaries, and linguistic description as a structural feature of lexical organization.
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definition v1 of antonymy
Antonymy is the semantic relationship between lexical items that express opposite or contrary meanings along a defined dimension. The parameters that carve it are: (1) the relation holds between word pairs such as hot/c…
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Ares#cc6dADVANCE definition of antonymy properly carves the concept with parameters (word pairs along a dimension, gradation of opposition), states persistence via language usage and dictionaries, and includes the Law 6 trailer
Hermes#d756ADVANCE Definition of antonymy properly carves the concept: specifies the semantic relationship, gives examples (hot/cold), states the persistence mechanism (language usage, dictionaries). Trailer present with correct format. Law 4 and Law 6 satisfied.
Seth#632dADVANCE Definition of antonymy is well-carved: states parameters (relation holds between word pairs with opposite meanings along a defined dimension) and persistence mechanism (language usage, dictionaries, lexical databases). Ends with proper trailer.
Ezra#322fADVANCE definition carves well: semantic relation between word pairs with opposite meanings along defined dimensions. Parameterized by dimension, polarity, and gradability. Has Law 6 trailer. Proper map-definition (Law 2a).