Write short notes on the
following.
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Semantic relationship
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Definition
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Example
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Synonymy
Synonyms/Similar words
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Words are synonymous/ synonyms when they can be used to mean
the same thing
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Begin/start,
Big/large/huge/vast Youth/adolescent
Small/little/tiny
Wide/broad
Thin/slim
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Antonymy-antonyms/opposite words
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Words are antonyms of one another when they have opposite
meanings
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Big/small
Come/go Boy/girl
Short/long
Pretty/ugly
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Polysemy
More than two meanings
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A word is polysemous when it has two or more related
meanings.
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Water
My mouth waters.
I water the plants.
He brings some water.
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Homophony
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Homophony is similar to polysemy in that it refers to a single
form of word with two meanings, however a word is a homophone when the two
meanings are entirely unrelated.
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Bat (flying mammal) and bat (sports equipment).
Pen (writing instrument) and pen (small cage).
Bright (shining) and bright (intelligent) Mouse (animal) and
mouse (computer hardware)
Love/like
Bank/money
Bank/rivers
Branch/tree
Branch/institute
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