tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4155160141185563954.post248052450260713049..comments2023-07-02T20:28:31.189+01:00Comments on who shall remain antonymous: Opposites playlist+lynneguisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10171345732985610861noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4155160141185563954.post-26846001326119730882015-11-19T23:00:35.407+00:002015-11-19T23:00:35.407+00:00You can have a contrast set (also called co-hypony...You can have a contrast set (also called co-hyponyms) of three things (or more). That's what we'd call things like 'solid-liquid-gas' or 'animal-vegetable-mineral'. But in particular contexts, two can be picked out to act like opposites. <br /><br />A lot of things that are more traditionally considered opposites are like this--they're really parts of contrast sets, but we treat them as if they're a pair. For example, 'sad' is often considered to be the opposite of 'happy', though there are other negative emotions, and 'sweet' might be the opposite of any of the other tastes, depending on the context (sweet/sour, sweet/bitter, sweet/salty). lynneguisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171345732985610861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4155160141185563954.post-38894811632385896162015-11-19T14:33:46.307+00:002015-11-19T14:33:46.307+00:00As the earlier historical name of the city was Byz...As the earlier historical name of the city was Byzantium I must disagree that these are opposites. I quote from another of your posts which makes it clear that there can be no more than 2 opposites in the same context: ”And that's the thing about opposites: no matter how many potential opposites an expression might have, in any particular context, it is allowed only one opposite. You can look for a synonym of a word, but it's the opposite.”Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17059985531511875087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4155160141185563954.post-31976561668466297392015-11-19T13:38:52.626+00:002015-11-19T13:38:52.626+00:00(Reply button not working) I am not a lexicologist...(Reply button not working) I am not a lexicologist but with reference to comment above about Istanbul and Constantinople Iam curious as to whether you can you have 3 or more opposites as the original historic name for the city was Byzantium (I'm sure you must know this).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17059985531511875087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4155160141185563954.post-5087021606709738342015-11-13T20:46:22.990+00:002015-11-13T20:46:22.990+00:00Thanks! You can come to the next one. I think that...Thanks! You can come to the next one. I think that's when I'm 100.lynneguisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171345732985610861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4155160141185563954.post-90078817973949362752015-11-12T00:05:25.191+00:002015-11-12T00:05:25.191+00:00Not only does this idea for a party sound really f...Not only does this idea for a party sound really fun, but I LOVE your playlist!Sean Bentleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02777191262417995366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4155160141185563954.post-27944320089749430702015-10-27T11:22:03.010+00:002015-10-27T11:22:03.010+00:00or mode/carbon impact of movement: walk, don't...or mode/carbon impact of movement: walk, don't driveAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13379919382393318265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4155160141185563954.post-47246566117509468402015-10-27T00:37:36.934+00:002015-10-27T00:37:36.934+00:00(A similar case above is 'Walk, Don't Run&...(A similar case above is 'Walk, Don't Run'--in which the 'X, (do) not Y' frame is used as well. 'Run' is only the opposite of 'walk' in a context in which what's relevant is the speed of movement. In another context, the fact of movement could be what's relevant, and then you might have a song that's 'Walk, Don't Stand'.)lynneguisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171345732985610861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4155160141185563954.post-70890285447939371072015-10-27T00:35:18.624+00:002015-10-27T00:35:18.624+00:00OK, trying again then.
On my approach to lexical ...OK, trying again then.<br /><br />On my approach to lexical relations (and I would say most modern linguistic approaches), oppositeness/antonymy is not simply a matter of referential semantics. On my account (<i>Semantic Relations and the Lexicon</i>, Cambridge UP, 2003), it is a pragmatic and metalexical relation in which two expressions are opposite if they share all *relevant* properties but one. Relevance can only be judged in context, and some contexts force a construal of opposition, as is the case for 'X, not Y' found in the song title.<br /><br />In this case, 'Istanbul' and 'Constantinople' share all relevant properties (with reference being a stand-out relevant property) but one (which the song makes a big deal of): historical period. Hence, contextually they are opposed. lynneguisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171345732985610861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4155160141185563954.post-38158879987447028652015-10-27T00:31:32.106+00:002015-10-27T00:31:32.106+00:00GRRR. I have just replied to this twice without th...GRRR. I have just replied to this twice without the reply appearing. Test test test. lynneguisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171345732985610861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4155160141185563954.post-9054536490290158132015-10-26T23:59:28.141+00:002015-10-26T23:59:28.141+00:00Istanbul and Constantinople are not antonyms - the...Istanbul and Constantinople are not antonyms - they're (almost perfect) synonyms! <br />When a style guide juxtaposes a deprecated term with it's preferred replacement, that doesn't affect the semantics of the words, just the connotations.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12517467727697482797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4155160141185563954.post-5858928616563262212015-10-25T22:06:48.046+00:002015-10-25T22:06:48.046+00:00It's not a party song (though a good friend di...It's not a party song (though a good friend did just do a father-daughter dance to it at her wedding), but: Sunrise, Sunset!Laurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09941876645696502697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4155160141185563954.post-76520570360155754822015-10-25T22:03:10.629+00:002015-10-25T22:03:10.629+00:00It’s my party [and I’ll cry if I want to], by Lesl...It’s my party [and I’ll cry if I want to], by Lesley Gore?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762196203762970377noreply@blogger.com