What does taxonymy mean?
Taxonymy means The relationship of a taxonym to its corresponding hypernym..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The relationship of a taxonym to its corresponding hypernym..
According to the approach to word meaning adopted here, both the core of a category and the relation of taxonymy should in principle be construals, subject to contextual constraints.
The proposal in connection with taxonymy is that a taxonym must (a) further specify a highlighted feature of the hypernym and (b) must similarly highlight it.
Finally, the linguistic expression A kind/type of used as a diagnostic test in the taxonymy relation is treated by Wierzbicka (1996) as a lexical expression of semantic primitives for representing taxonomy.
Use taxonymy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Taxonymy means The relationship of a taxonym to its corresponding hypernym..
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According to the approach to word meaning adopted here, both the core of a category and the relation of taxonymy should in principle be construals, subject to contextual constraints.
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