Some Patterns in the Usage of Antonyms in the Electronic Corups of the English Language Cover Image

Neke pravilnosti u upotrebi antonima u elektronskom korpusu engleskog jezika
Some Patterns in the Usage of Antonyms in the Electronic Corups of the English Language

Author(s): Nataša Kostić
Subject(s): Applied Linguistics, Lexis, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Filološki fakultet, Nikšić
Keywords: antonym pair; markedness; order of antonyms; English language; electronic corpus;

Summary/Abstract: This paper investigates the reasons why antonymous pairs are used in a particular sequence in English electronic corpus. Its aim is to determine and analyze the factors that influence antonym sequence by analyzing sentences that feature chosen antonymous pairs. Sentences were taken from the electronic corpus of the English language. The analysis reveals that the majority of pairs investigated prefers certain sequence in the sentence and that there are several criteria that influence why a particular antonymous pair favours one sequence over the other.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 47-60
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Montenegrine