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'''Antonymy''' refers to the relation between lexical items that are binary opposites in meaning (e.g. ''alive'' and ''dead''), gradable opposites in meaning (e.g. ''young'' and ''old''), or converse opposites (e.g. ''buy'' and ''sell'').

===Link===
[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Antonymy&lemmacode=1029 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]

===References===
Kempson, R.M. 1977.'' Semantic theory.'' Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

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−	'''Antonymy''' is a [[sense relation]]. According to Cruse (2004: 165), antonyms "are [[incompatible]]s, but not complementaries", and they are always gradable (i.e., a comparative can be formed). Three types of antonymy can be distinguished, on the basis of the relationship between the [[comparative]] and the [[positive]] forms of the relevant predicates:	+	'''Antonymy''' is a [[sense relation]]. According to Cruse (2004: 165), antonyms "are [[incompatible]]s, but not [[complementary\|complementaries]]", and they are always gradable (i.e., a comparative can be formed). Three types of antonymy can be distinguished, on the basis of the relationship between the [[comparative]] and the [[positive]] forms of the relevant predicates:

	* [[Polar antonyms\|Polar antonymy]]: The [[comparative]] of neither term entails the corresponding [[positive]] form. Example: 'long' vs. 'short'; 'x is longer than y' does not entail 'x is long', 'x is shorter than y' does not entail 'x is short'.		* [[Polar antonyms\|Polar antonymy]]: The [[comparative]] of neither term entails the corresponding [[positive]] form. Example: 'long' vs. 'short'; 'x is longer than y' does not entail 'x is long', 'x is shorter than y' does not entail 'x is short'.

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 [http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Antonymy&lemmacode=1029 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
-===Reference===
+===References===
 * Kempson, R.M. 1977.'' Semantic theory.'' Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
 * Cruse, A. 2004. ''Meaning in Language. An Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics''. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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-'''Antonymy''' is a [[sense relation]]. According to Cruse (2006: 165), antonyms "are [[incompatible]]s, but not complementaries", and they are always gradable (i.e., a comparative can be formed). Three types of antonymy can be distinguished, on the basis of the relationship between the [[comparative]] and the [[positive]] forms of the relevant predicates:
+'''Antonymy''' is a [[sense relation]]. According to Cruse (2004: 165), antonyms "are [[incompatible]]s, but not complementaries", and they are always gradable (i.e., a comparative can be formed). Three types of antonymy can be distinguished, on the basis of the relationship between the [[comparative]] and the [[positive]] forms of the relevant predicates:
 * [[Polar antonyms|Polar antonymy]]: The [[comparative]] of neither term entails the corresponding [[positive]] form. Example: 'long' vs. 'short'; 'x is longer than y' does not entail 'x is long', 'x is shorter than y' does not entail 'x is short'.
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 ===Reference===
-Kempson, R.M. 1977.'' Semantic theory.'' Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
+* Kempson, R.M. 1977.'' Semantic theory.'' Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
 ===Other languages===

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−	'''Antonymy''' ~~refers~~ to ~~the relation between lexical items that~~ are ~~binary opposites in meaning~~ (e.g. ''~~alive~~'' ~~and~~ ''~~dead~~''), ~~gradable opposites in meaning (e~~.g. ''~~young~~'' ~~and~~ ''~~old~~''), ~~or converse opposites~~ (e.g. ''~~buy~~'' ~~and~~ ''~~sell~~'').	+	'''Antonymy''' is a [[sense relation]]. According to Cruse (2006: 165), antonyms "are [[incompatible]]s, but not complementaries", and they are always gradable (i.e., a comparative can be formed). Three types of antonymy can be distinguished, on the basis of the relationship between the [[comparative]] and the [[positive]] forms of the relevant predicates:
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		+	* [[Polar antonyms\|Polar antonymy]]: The [[comparative]] of neither term entails the corresponding [[positive]] form. Example: 'long' vs. 'short'; 'x is longer than y' does not entail 'x is long', 'x is shorter than y' does not entail 'x is short'.
		+	* [[Equipollent antonyms\|Equipollent antonymy]]: The [[comparative]] of both terms entails the corresponding [[positive]] form. Example: 'hot' vs. 'cold'; 'x is hotter than y' entails 'x is hot', 'x is colder than y' entails 'x is cold'.
		+	* [[Overlapping antonyms\|Overlapping antonymy]]: The [[comparative]] of one (but not both) terms entails the corresponding [[positive]] form. Example: 'good' vs. 'bad'; 'x is better than y' does not entail 'x is good', but 'x is worse than y' entails 'x is bad'.

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