Antonymy and Semantic Range in English

ABSTRACT and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

CHAPTER ONE: APPROACHES TO ANTONYMY

Part 1:
Introduction
1.2 Linguistic approaches to defining antonymy

Part 2:
1.3 A lexicographical approach to antonymy
1.4 Psycholinguistic approaches to antonymy

Part 3:
1.5 Responses to the WordNet model of antonymy

Part 4
1.6 Directions for new research
1.7 Sources of data

CHAPTER TWO: A CASE STUDY OF BIG, LITTLE, LARGE, AND SMALL

2.1 Introduction
2.2 Clues from the learners' dictionaries
2.3 A comparison of large and big
2.4 A comparison of small and little
2.5 Antonymy and overlap of semantic range
2.6 Conclusion

CHAPTER THREE: A CASE STUDY OF WET, DRY AND RELATED ADJECTIVES

3.1 Introduction
3.2 Word frequency and antonymy
3.3 Data for examining the meanings of the adjectives
3.4 The meanings of adjectives related to wetness
3.5 The meanings of adjectives related to dryness
3.6 Conclusion: Why wet and dry are picked out as antonyms

CHAPTER FOUR: A CASE STUDY OF HAPPY, SAD, and UNHAPPY

4.1 Introduction
4.2 Investigating the meanings of happy, sad, and unhappy
4.3 The meanings of sad and unhappy
4.4 The meaning of happy
4.5 Conclusion: Why happy has two antonyms

CHAPTER FIVE: CONCLUSION


5.1 Semantic range reconsidered
5.2 Semantic range and antonymy: Directions for further research

WORKS CITED

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