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A Study of the Markedness of English Antonyms

Chai Ting

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As an important issue of linguistic studies,markedness refers to the opposite and asymmetric relations between two items.The antonyms exhibit many features of markedness.The markedness theory is an important means of analyzing English antonyms,and can tentatively explore the nature of English antonyms.

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As an important issue of linguistic studies,markedness refers to the opposite and asymmetric relations between two items.The antonyms exhibit many features of markedness.The markedness theory is an important means of analyzing English antonyms,and can tentatively explore the nature of English antonyms.

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As an important issue of linguistic studies,markedness refers to the opposite and asymmetric relations between two items.The antonyms exhibit many features of markedness.The markedness theory is an important means of analyzing English antonyms,and can tentatively explore the nature of English antonyms.

Key concepts: Markedness, Linguistics, Psychology, Philosophy

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