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'''Negated Antonymy''' is used to emphasize one term by denying the other. This sort of antonym is part of the | '''Negated Antonymy''' is used to emphasize one term by denying the other. This sort of antonym is part of the [[Glossary:Residual_Antonyms| minor]] classes. | ||
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Negated Antonymy
Pronounciation
/nɪˈɡeɪtɪt ˈæntənɪmi/
General definition
Negated Antonymy is used to emphasize one term by denying the other. This sort of antonym is part of the minor classes.
General pattern
X, not Y
Example
That's not little, it's big.
The public has cause for pessimism, not optimism.
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]).