What is the Antonym of “woman” - “man” or “girl”?  

作　　者：程烨[1] 

机构地区：[1]北方民族大学

出　　处：《英语广场（学术研究）》2012年第2期64-66,共3页English Square

摘　　要：Antonymy is a common linguistic phenomena, which belongs to "Meaning Exclusion" or "Semantic Incompatibility" in Semantics. On the basis of discussion of three kinds of antonyms: Gradable Antonyms, Complementary Antonyms, and Converse Antonyms, the idea of their respective characteristics, formation and function are presented.Antonymy is a common linguistic phenomena, which belongs to ＂Meaning Exclusion＂ or ＂Semantic Incompatibility＂ in Semantics. On the basis of discussion of three kinds of antonyms： Gradable Antonyms, Complementary Antonyms, and Converse Antonyms, the idea of their respective characteristics, formation and function are presented.

关 键 词：Antonyms SEMANTICS Antonyms’characteristics 

分 类 号：H0-0[语言文字—语言学]