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'''<span style="color:darkblue">X</span> or <span style="color:purple">Y</span>''' | '''<span style="color:darkblue">X</span> or <span style="color:purple">Y</span>''' | ||
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Is this the <span style="color:darkblue">new Bill</span> or the <span style="color:purple">old Bill</span>? <br/> | Is this the <span style="color:darkblue">'''new Bill'''</span> or the <span style="color:purple">'''old Bill'''</span>? <br/> | ||
Shall I turn it <span style="color:darkblue">on</span> or turn it <span style="color:purple">off</span>? | Shall I turn it <span style="color:darkblue">'''on'''</span> or turn it <span style="color:purple">'''off'''</span>? | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* Jones, Stephen; Murphy, M. Lynne (2005). ''Using corpora to investigate antonym acquisition.'' International Journal of Corpus Linguistics 10:3. John Benjamin Publishing Company. | * 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]). | * Murphy, M. Lynne; Jones, Stephen (2008 November). ''Antonyms in children's and child-directed speech''. First language 28 (4[87]). | ||
==Linked Pages== | |||
* [[Glossary:Ancillary_Antonymy|Ancillary Antonymy]] | |||
* [[Glossary:Coordinated_Antonymy|Coordinated Antonymy]] | |||
* [[Glossary:Residual_Antonyms|Residual Antonyms]] | |||
Latest revision as of 15:50, 26 March 2013
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
Examples
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]).