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Interrogative antonymy
Pronounciation
/ˌɪntəˈrɒɡətɪv ˈæntənɪmi/
General definition
Interrogative antonymy has a superficial resemblance to Coordinated Antonymy - as to the pattern in which it occurs - but has a different semantic role. In contrast to Coordinated Antonymy, the answer has to be one or the other antonym. In general, Interrogative Antonymy is closer related to Negated Antonymy.
General pattern
X or Y
Example
Is this the new Bill or the old Bill?
Shall I turn it on or turn it off?
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]).