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=Ancillary antonymy= | =Ancillary antonymy= | ||
A subgroup of antonymy that accounts for 40-50% of antonym occurences and therefore represents the largest group among the | A subgroup of antonymy that accounts for 40-50% of antonym occurences and therefore represents the largest group among the different sorts. | ||
==Pronounciation== | ==Pronounciation== | ||
/ænˈsɪləri ˈæntənɪmi/ | ''/ænˈsɪləri ˈæntənɪmi/'' | ||
==General definition== | ==General definition== | ||
Ancillary antonymy is used when the contrast of a more established antonym pair is used to generate or reinforce the contrast of a second, parallel pair of opposites. This type is normally used when the second word pair is usally not perceived as antonyms. | '''Ancillary antonymy''' is used when the contrast of a <span style="color:green">more established antonym pair</span> is used to generate or reinforce the contrast of a <span style="color:red">second, parallel pair</span> of opposites. This type is normally used when the second word pair is usally not perceived as antonyms. </br> | ||
Ancillary antonymy reflects the human tendency to categorize in dichotomies, to think in binary opposites as good and bad. | |||
=== | ==General pattern== | ||
<span style="color:red">Communism</span> may be dead but <span style="color:red">fascism</span> is most actually alive. <br/> | There is no general pattern. | ||
It is meeting public <span style="color:red">need</span>, not private <span style="color:red">greed</span>. | |||
===Examples=== | |||
<span style="color:red">'''Communism'''</span> may be <span style="color:green">'''dead'''</span> but <span style="color:red">'''fascism'''</span> is most actually <span style="color:green">'''alive'''</span>. <br/> | |||
It is meeting <span style="color:green">'''public'''</span> <span style="color:red">'''need'''</span>, not <span style="color:green">'''private'''</span> <span style="color:red">'''greed'''</span>. | |||
==References== | |||
* Jones, Stephen; Murphy, M. Lynne (2005). ''Using corpora to investigate antonym acquisition.'' International Journal of Corpus Linguistics 10:3. John Benjamin Publishing Company. | |||
* Murphy, M. Lynne; Jones, Stephen (2008 November). ''Antonyms in children's and child-directed speech''. First language 28 (4[87]). | |||
==Linked Pages== | |||
* [[Glossary:Coordinated_Antonymy|Coordinated Antonymy]] | |||
* [[Glossary:Residual_Antonyms|Residual Antonyms]] | |||
Latest revision as of 15:49, 26 March 2013
Ancillary antonymy
A subgroup of antonymy that accounts for 40-50% of antonym occurences and therefore represents the largest group among the different sorts.
Pronounciation
/ænˈsɪləri ˈæntənɪmi/
General definition
Ancillary antonymy is used when the contrast of a more established antonym pair is used to generate or reinforce the contrast of a second, parallel pair of opposites. This type is normally used when the second word pair is usally not perceived as antonyms.
Ancillary antonymy reflects the human tendency to categorize in dichotomies, to think in binary opposites as good and bad.
General pattern
There is no general pattern.
Examples
Communism may be dead but fascism is most actually alive.
It is meeting public need, not private greed.
References
- Jones, Stephen; Murphy, M. Lynne (2005). Using corpora to investigate antonym acquisition. International Journal of Corpus Linguistics 10:3. John Benjamin Publishing Company.
- Murphy, M. Lynne; Jones, Stephen (2008 November). Antonyms in children's and child-directed speech. First language 28 (4[87]).