Rank Lexical Relation
Definition:
A rank lexical relation is an association between lexical units which have different relative values based on some shared underlying semantic property.
Discussion:
Lexical units which are related by rank are likely to be functionally descriptive of the characteristics of an entity. They are likely to be lexical categorized as nouns.
Examples:
(English)
- {private, corporal, sergeant, general}
- {Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2,…}
- {priest, bishop, archbishop, cardinal, pope}
Underlying structure | |||
A rank set has the structure of a scale. |
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Source:
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Additional Information:
Underlying structure
A rank set has the structure of a scale.
This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library. Version 5.0 published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 2003.