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Terminology
Vol. 22:1 (2016) ► pp.30–51

Opposite relationships in terminology

This article studies a family of semantic relationships that is often ignored in terminological descriptions, i.e. opposite relationships that include, but are not limited to, antonymy. We analyze English and French terms classified in an environmental database as opposites (Eng. polluting; green, afforestation; deforestation; Fr. réchauffer; refroidir, atténuation; intensification) and revise this first classification based on typologies and criteria supplied by literature on lexical semantics, psycholinguistics and corpus linguistics. Our revised classification shows that diversified opposite relationships can be observed between terms. They also appear to display the same complexity as in general language. Finally, in some cases, the nature of concepts in the specific subject field must be taken into consideration.
Keywords: antonymy, opposite, environment, term, semantic relationship, terminological database
Published online: 19 May 2016
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https://doi.org/10.1075/term.22.1.02gag
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