Semantic Features

A FEW REVIEW EXERCISES

Semantic Features
1. Do the exercises found at:
1.

http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/~pxc/nlp/InteractiveNLP
/NLP_mean1.html

2. Give two different feature analyses for each of the

following.
a) bank
b) Response

Relations amongst Words

A FEW REVIEW EXERCISES
SEMANTIC RELATIONS
WORD FORMATION RELATION
AMBIGUITY

Relations amongst Words

(Semantic & Derivational)
What type of
semantic Relation?
Synonym or
parasynonyms
Antonyms
Gradable or
Ungradable
Converse
Reversives
Polysemy
Homonym :
Homonyms
Homophone
Homographs

What type of word

formation process?
Hyponym
Derivation
Cohyponym
Compounding
Meronym
Conversion
Holonym
Clipping
Blends
What type of
Backformation
ambiguity?
Onomatopoeia
Lexical ambiguity
Eponyms
Syntactic ambiguity
Acronyms
Class ambiguity
Inflection
Script ambiguity
Hypernym

Determine the Relation

amongst Some of these Words

Determine the Relation

amongst Some of these Words

Determine the Relation

amongst Some of these Words

The -NYMES
A FEW REVIEW EXERCISES

Semantics Relations Among Words

Synonym or

parasynonyms
Antonyms
Gradable or
Ungradable
Converse
Reversives
Polysemy
Homonym :
Homonyms
Homophone
Homographs

Semantics Relations Among Words

Synonym or parasynonyms

Polysemy

Antonyms

Homonym :

Gradable or Ungradable
Converse
Reversives

Homonyms
Homophone
Homographs

Semantics Relations Among Words

Synonym or parasynonyms

Polysemy

Antonyms

Homonym :

Gradable or Ungradable
Converse
Reversives

Homonyms
Homophone
Homographs

Semantics Relations Among Words

Synonym or parasynonyms

Polysemy

Antonyms

Homonym :

Gradable or Ungradable
Converse
Reversives

Homonyms
Homophone
Homographs

Semantics Relations Among Words

Synonym or parasynonyms

Polysemy

Antonyms

Homonym :

Gradable or Ungradable
Converse
Reversives

Homonyms
Homophone
Homographs

Semantics Relations Among Words

Synonym or

parasynonyms
Antonyms
Gradable or
Ungradable
Converse
Reversives
Polysemy
Homonym :
Homonyms
Homophone
Homographs

Semantics Relations Among Words

Synonym or

parasynonyms
Antonyms
Gradable or
Ungradable
Converse
Reversives
Polysemy
Homonym :
Homonyms
Homophone
Homographs

Semantics Relations Among Words

Synonym or parasynonyms

Polysemy

Antonyms

Homonym :

Gradable or Ungradable
Converse
Reversives

Homonyms
Homophone
Homographs

Semantics Relations Among Words

Synonym or parasynonyms

Polysemy

Antonyms

Homonym :

Gradable or Ungradable
Converse
Reversives

Homonyms
Homophone
Homographs

Lexicology
A FEW REVIEW EXERCISES

Relations amongst Words

(Semantic & Derivational)
Which definitions are:
figurative?
Which definitions are
derived by:
Metonymy
Analogy

1. the external upper covering of a house or

other building.
2. a frame for supporting this: an opentimbered roof.
3. the highest part or summit: The
Himalayas are the roof of the world.
4. something that in form or position
resembles the roof of a house, as the top of
a car, the upper part of the mouth, etc.
5. a house.
6. Mining . the rock immediately above a
horizontal mineral deposit.

Relations amongst Words

(Semantic & Derivational)
Which definitions are:
1. Anatomy, Zoology .
figurative?
a. the opening through which an animal or
Which definitions are
derived by:
Metonymy
Analogy

human takes in food.

2. the masticating and tasting apparatus.
3. a person or animal dependent on someone for
sustenance: another mouth to feed.
4. the oral opening or cavity considered as the
source of vocal utterance.
5. utterance or expression: to give mouth to one's
thoughts.
6. talk, esp. loud, empty, or boastful talk: That
man is all mouth.
7. disrespectful talk or language; back talk;
impudence.
8. a grimace made with the lips.

Relations amongst Words

(Semantic & Derivational)
Which definitions are:
figurative?
Which definitions are
derived by:
Metonymy
Analogy

1. the hindmost part of an animal, esp. that

forming a distinct, flexible appendage to
the trunk.
2. something resembling or suggesting this
in shape or position: the tail of a kite.
3. Astronomy . the luminous stream
extending from the head of a comet.
4. the reverse of a coin ( opposed to head).