Explanation About Antonym, Synonym, and Hyponym

Welcome to my blog! Do you know about antonym and synonym? Just to remind you again about Antonym, Synonym, and Hyponym. Let’s check it out!

Firstly, look at this picture!

From this picture, can we conclude that synonym is a word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word or other words in a language. Synonyms are words that are similar or have a related meaning to another word. They can be lifesavers, especially when you want to avoid repeating the same words over and over. Also, sometimes the word you have in mind might not be the most appropriate word, which is why finding the right synonym can come in handy.

Here is a list of adjectives and their synonyms that are commonly used to describe people.

• Beautiful: Attractive, Pretty, Lovely, Stunning

• Fair: Just, Objective, Impartial, Unbiased

• Funny: Humorous, Comical, Hilarious, Hysterical

• Happy: Content, Joyful, Mirthful, Upbeat

Here are some miscellaneous words and their synonyms:

• Baffle: confuse, deceive

• Hypocrisy: duplicity, falseness

• Pacify: appease, placate

Secondly, we learn again about antonym. Look at again!

Antonym is a word of opposite meaning of another. It comes from the Greek words “anti” for opposite and “onym” for name. Since language is complex, people may at times, disagree on what words are truly opposite in meaning to other words. Sometimes, an antonym can be easily made by adding a prefix.

Examples of antonyms that were made by adding the prefix “un” are:

• Likely and unlikely
• Able and unable
• Fortunate and unfortunate
• Forgiving and unforgiving

By adding the prefix “non” you can make these pairs:

• Entity and nonentity
• Conformist and nonconformist
• Payment and nonpayment
• Combatant and noncombatant

Lastly, adding the prefix “in” can make the following pairs:

• Tolerant and intolerant
• Decent and indecent
• Discreet and indiscreet
• Excusable and inexcusable

 Thirdly, we learn about Hyponym. See this picture again!

Hyponym is a word whose meaning is included in the meaning of another more general word; for example, bus is a hyponym of vehicle.

Others  picture about antonym, synonym, and hyponym:

Thanks a bunch for my loyalty readers! I hope this explanation can helping you to understanding about it. See you again! I'm Regina Maria Simanjuntak, and bye! :)

Thanks to:

http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-antonyms.html#sRP3I8OMq4W18io2.99

http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-synonyms.html

http://www.yourdictionary.com/hyponym

Definition & Example Of Simile

Hey, readers! What’s up? Now, let’s come to my blog and enjoy read it.

A

 simile (pronounced SIM-uh-lee) is a comparison that usually uses the words "like" or "as": "Me without a mic is like a beat without a snare," rapped Lauryn Hill in the song "How Many Mics." The word comes from similus, a Latin word meaning "the same." A simile is different from a metaphor, in which the comparison is less explicit, as in Shakespeare's line "All the world's a stage."

Use the noun simile when describing a comparison between two fundamentally different things, such as: "His voice was smooth, like butter in a warm pan."

Simile can be found just about anywhere; from the printed word to oral conversation; in language, literature, and music. A simile is a figure of speech that compares two things that are alike in some way. To help you identify a simile versus a metaphor, know that the words “like” or “as” are typically used in a simile.

Well-known similes are:

• “cute as a kitten,” comparing the way someone looks to the way a kitten looks

• “as busy as a bee” comparing someone’s level of energy to a fast-flying bee

• "as snug as a bug in a rug" comparing someone who is very cozy to how comfortable a bug can be in a rug

The uses of similes can be confusing to people who are not fluent in a given language because they will interpret the words literally. Also, similes can change from region to region, and even among groups of people, like musicians or teenagers.

Thanks to:

http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-similes.html#Ce8lyBq6Hm2jErIr.99

Metaphor

Welcome back to my blog, guys! Now, I will explain to you about METAPHOR. Look at to the picture!

                           

             

From this picture, can we conclude that.....

M

etaphor is a word or phrase used to compare two unlike objects, ideas, thoughts or feelings to provide a clearer description.

Metaphors are not always easy to spot. They are not always in the form "A = B" like the first four examples above. Sometimes, a metaphor is an adjective that modifies a noun, as in the fifth example. The bottom line is this: If something is being re-identified as (i.e., not compared to) something that it literally is not, then you're looking at a metaphor.

Function of Metaphor:

From the above arguments, explanations and examples, we can easily infer the function of metaphors; both in our daily lives and in a piece of literature. Using appropriate metaphors appeals directly to the senses of listeners or readers, sharpening their imaginations to comprehend what is being communicated to them. Moreover, it gives a life-like quality to our conversations and to the characters of the fiction or poetry. Metaphors are also ways of thinking, offering the listeners and the readers fresh ways of examining ideas and viewing the world.

Many common sayings are metaphors. Here are just a few examples:

• Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
• It was raining cats and dogs.
• Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
• People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
• A watched pot never boils.

 Thanks to:

http://www.yourdictionary.com/metaphor#ali8DiPFambddxBl.97

http://literarydevices.net/metaphor/

http://www.literarydevices.com/metaphor/

http://grammar-monster.com/glossary/metaphor.htm

AMBIGUITY in SEMANTIC

Hey ,Readers!! Now, I will explain to you about Ambiguity.
What is AMBIGUITY??

LET'S START!!

Ambiguity is the presence of two or more possible meaning in a single passage.
A word, phrase, or sentence is ambiguous if it has more than one possible meaning. In other word, a word, phrase, or sentence that has only one meaning is not ambiguous. Example of ambiguity: 

1. Each of us saw her duck .

Ambiguity: It is not clear whether the word “duck” refers to an action of ducking or a duck that is a bird.

      2. I have never tasted a cake quite like that one before!

      Ambiguity: Was the cake good or bad?

There are three types of ambiguity:

1. Semantic Ambiguity (Usually an Idiom)

2. Structural or Syntactic ambiguity (When a headline may have more than one alternative structure and ambivalent structure)

3. Lexical Ambiguity (A word or  phrase that has more than one meaning while it stands in a sentence).

SEMANTICAL AMBIGUITY EXAMPLE AND ANALYZING

1	Headline	:	I wanna see John.
	Ambiguity type	:	Semantic Ambiguity
	Identification and explanation	:	The word of “John” can be interpreted as someone name or toilet. If it is interpreted as toiled, it means that the sentence I want to see John is a polite expression that someone wants to go to a toilet. Meanwhile if it is interpreted as someone name, it means that he want to meet someone named John. Actually, “I wanna see John” is an idiom that is used to express a polite request to go to toilet.
	What makes headline humorous	:	The sentence can be easily interpreted that someone wants to meet someone named John. But, it is actually an idiom that is interpreted as polite request to go to toilet.
2	Headline	:	You lose your job? Look on the bright side; you will have more free time.
	Ambiguity type	:	Semantic Ambiguity
	Identification and explanation	:	“Look on the bright side” is an idiom that is interpreted as thinking something positive when we got a trouble or problem. Meanwhile if it is not interpreted as an idiom it will have different meaning that is “looking at the bright side”.
	What makes headline humorous	:	“Look on the bright side” maybe can be easily interpreted as seeing a bright place by the reader. So it will be interpreted by: “when you lost your job, just look the bright place that you will have more free time”.
3	Headline	:	John was given the ax two days before New Year.
	Ambiguity type	:	Semantic Ambiguity
	Identification and explanation	:	John can be interpreted as someone name or a toilet, meanwhile the meaning of “given the ax” is actually someone gets fired on a job instead an ax is given to someone.
	What makes headline humorous	:	If the word of “John” is interpreted as Toilet it will be, Toilet is faired two days before New Year. Meanwhile, toilet is unanimated thing, so it is impossible that toilet has a job, or a toilet is given an ax two days before New Year.
4	Headline	:	Will you give me my new laptop? When pig fly!
	Ambiguity type	:	Semantic Ambiguity
	Identification and explanation	:	“When pig fly” is an idiom that has a meaning as “never”, instead “when pig can fly”
	What makes headline humorous	:	The real meaning of it is “never” rather than pig can fly, pig has no wings, so it will never be able to fly.
5	Headline	:	Something went wrong with my neighbor’s car alarm system, and the alarm wouldn’t stop ringing all night.
	Ambiguity type	:	Semantic ambiguity
	Identification and explanation	:	“Went wrong” is an idiom that easily interpreted as a mistake. It means that there is something wrong or trouble in something.
	What makes headline humorous	:	–
6	Headline	:	The judge threw the book at Matt for stealing a football from the store. He’ll be going to jail for six months.
	Ambiguity type	:	Semantic Ambiguity
	Identification and explanation	:	“The Judge threw the book at Matt” is also an idiom that is interpreted by “giving Matt a punishment” instead threw a book to Matt.
	What makes headline humorous	:	This sentence can be easily read by “the judge is throwing a book to Matt, rather than the Judge punishes Matt because of his mistake”. So it means that the judge will be in the jail for six months. And impossible that the judge will be in the jail for six months.
7	Headline	:	Please stop chewing gum so loudly. It’s driving me crazy!
	Ambiguity type	:	Semantic Ambiguity
	Identification and explanation	:	The idiom of “it’s driving me crazy” is interpreted by “annoying someone very much” instead “a gum is chewed”
	What makes headline humorous	:	It’s something impossible that chewing gum can make someone becomes crazy.
8	Headline	:	You’d better break the news to your father carefully.
	Ambiguity type	:	Semantic Ambiguity
	Identification and explanation	:	“Break the news” is also an idiom. It is interpreted by “making something known” instead “to break or crush news”
	What makes headline humorous	:	It may easily be read not as an idiom. Therefore it will be that the subject “you” wants to break news. Meanwhile, news is abstract thing, so it cannot be broken.
9	Headline	:	Frank’s new business failed, so he had to go back to the drawing board.
	Ambiguity type	:	Semantic Ambiguity
	Identification and explanation	:	“Go back to the drawing board” is also an idiom, it express that something must start again from the beginning because of failure instead  approaching drawing board.
	What makes headline humorous	:	It can be easily interpreted that “go back to drawing board” is “someone approaches drawing board”. So, if someone got failure in job, he or she just finds a drawing board to solve his/ her problem.
10	Headline	:	George is really poor. He lives from hand to mouth.
	Ambiguity type	:	Semantic Ambiguity
	Identification and explanation	:	“Live from hand to mouth” is an idiom that is used to express that someone barely has enough money to survive.
	What makes headline humorous	:	–

 

 Okay, I wish my explanation you can get a point. Thank you and see you in the next blog , Readers!!

Good Luck For Us!!

Thanks to:

https://misbakhudinmunir.wordpress.com/2010/12/11/ambiguity/

http://literarydevices.net/ambiguity/  

http://grammar.about.com/od/terms/g/ambiguity.htm