3. WHAT IS LEXICAL SEMANTICS
SEMANTICS:
Study of
linguistic
meaning.
LEXICAL SEMANTICS:
Lexical semantic deal with a
language’s lexicon, or the
collection of word in a
language.
Study of word
meaning
To represent a
Each word in a
language.
Meaning of word in a language
are interrelated.
4. LEXICAL RELATION:
There are different types of lexical relation. A lexeme or semantic word
may be in a number of these relations called networks.
PEAK; part of the mountains near synonyms of summit .
PEAK; part of the hat near synonym of visor
6. Prototypes
For example: HYPERNYMY
And
hyponymy
When the meaning of one form is included in
The meaning of another, the relationship
describe as hyponymy.
For example:
Animal/dog
Rose/flower
7. Synonym
Synonym are words with the same or similar
meanings.
e.g.
long time / extend time
beautiful / adorable
POLYSEMY
WHEN WE ENCOUNTRE TWO OR MORE WORDS
With the same form and related meaning
E.g.
The word head, use to refer to the object on top
of your body.
8. homophones
homonyms
When two or more different forms have the
same pronunciation
e.g.
Meat/ meet.
Flower/ flour
Homonym is two or more words that have the same so
but
Different in meaning.
For example:
pair/ pare
To/too/two
Bore/ boar
9. METONYMY
Relationship between word based simply on a
close connection in
every day experience
e.g.
Bottle/ water
Can / juice
Antonymy
Two forms with opposite meaning
e.g.
Rich / poor
True / false
