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Kovalenko_lexicology

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  1. Give a definition of antonyms.

  2. What is a language universal? What is particular about antonymy being a language universal?

  3. What morphological mechanisms are used in the English language to create antonyms?

  4. What types of antonyms can be distinguished?

  5. Give a definition of gradable antonyms.

  6. What are the three characteristic properties of gradable opposites? Describe them.

  7. Give a definition of complementary antonyms. Illustrate your answer with examples.

  8. Give a definition of directional and reversive antonyms.

  9. What are relational antonyms?

  10. Define contextual antonyms.

  11. Explain the meanings of the terms near-opposites and weak oppositions.

  12. How do you understand the term auto-antonyms? Give examples.