LEXICAL ANALYSIS
ERROR HANDLING IN LEXICAL ANALYSIS
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complementaries
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subordinates and superordinates
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partonymy and troponymy
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hyponyms are words that are the specific examples of a general word, a ‘superordinate’. They can be compared with synonyms, which mean the same things, and antonyms, which mean opposite things. Red, white and blue are all colours.
Detailed explanation-2: -/ˈhaɪ.pə.nɪm/ a word whose meaning is included in the meaning of another word: “Horse” is a hyponym of “animal". Synonym. subordinate.
Detailed explanation-3: -Definitions of hyponym. a word that is more specific than a given word. synonyms: subordinate, subordinate word. type of: word. a unit of language that native speakers can identify.
Detailed explanation-4: -Superordinate terms (often also called ‘hypernyms, ‘ ‘anaphoric nouns, ‘ or ‘discourse-organizing words’) are nouns that can be used to stand for an entire ‘class’ or ‘category’ of things. Thus, a superordinate term acts as an ‘umbrella’ term that includes within it the meaning of other words.