MCLS 30420 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Hyponymy And Hypernymy
11 Apr 2017
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Foreign language and culture studies - mcls 30420. The total stock of morphemes in a language and the words they make up the vocabulary of a language. Invariably so large that no one speaker has complete control over the entire lexicon of a language. Each of us has a slightly different: mental lexicon or working manifestation of the lexicon based on our microcultures, our exposure to language, our needs, our experiences, etc. Knowing a word is rooted in knowing it"s meaning, knowing how and when to. Use it appropriately, and the company it keeps (its lexicogrammatical. Environment to the left and to the right) The sub-characteristics or properties making up a word"s holistic meaning; notation is based on + = exhibits characteristic or - = doesn"t exhibit characteristic. Awareness of a word"s semantic features also enables distinguishing it from other words with a related meaning (ex: cup, mug, and bowl: 2.
