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'''Comparative antonymy''' is one of the many residual sorts of antonyms. Its main function is to enforce a comparison between two words, to measure one antonym against another. | '''Comparative antonymy''' is one of the many residual sorts of antonyms. Its main function is to enforce a comparison between two words, to measure one antonym against another. As this sort of antonymy does not occur very often, it is grouped under [[Glossary:Residual_Antonyms| residual]] antonyms. | ||
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Comparative antonymy
Pronounciation
/kəmˈpærətɪv ˈæntənɪmi/
General definition
Comparative antonymy is one of the many residual sorts of antonyms. Its main function is to enforce a comparison between two words, to measure one antonym against another. As this sort of antonymy does not occur very often, it is grouped under residual antonyms.
General pattern
more X than Y
Example
Sometimes, I feel more masculine than feminine.
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]).