Glossary:Distinguished Antonymy

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Distinguished antonymy

Pronounciation

/dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃtˈæntənɪmi/

General definition

Distinguished antonymy is used when a contrast between antonyms is explicitly remarked upon.

General pattern

The difference between X and Y....

Example

He still does not know the difference between right and wrong.

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]).