Course : Introduction to Linguistics II (Εαρ. 2024-'25) - Sections Α-Καρ & Π-Ω
Course code : ENL588
Lecture 4 - Lexical relations
The last part of semantics is concerned with how the meaning of words relates to the meaning of other words in the mental lexicon, that is, lexical relations. Lexical relations include synonymy, antonymy, and hyponymy, the latter forming hierarchical taxonomies of hypernyms and hyponyms. Part of our knowledge of word meaning is how words are combined with other words in the form of collocations. With lexical relations we have now completed the study of word meaning in semantics. The exercises on lexical relations are found in Handout 3.
Please study the lecture slides and the relevant pages from Yule's chapter on Semantics.
For next time, please prepare the Self-assessment test on Semantics that you will find under Documents and bring with you Handout 1 on Pragmatics (Deixis & Presupposition).