[Lexicog] lexical relation for boar - sow?

[Richard Gravina]

Complementary antonyms express oppositions where the denial of one member of the pair implies the assertion of the other member. If not X then Y. Some examples in English are: alive and dead, male and female, open and shut, relinquish and retain. If a person is not dead they are alive; if a person is not male they are female, and so on. Other types of antonyms are Gradable antonyms (big and small) and Converse (buy and sell).


Boar and sow fit well as Complementary antonyms, as Robert says.

Richard

From: Robert Hedinger 
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Some linguists call these Complementary antonyms.

Robert

From: lengosi 
Sent: Saturday, 25 February, 2012 5:29
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Subject: [Lexicog] lexical relation for boar - sow?

  
Is there a widely accepted lexical relation to describe male-female pairs of animals (e.g., boar and sow)? They seem to be (co)hyponyms of some sort; probably not antonyms. Specifics of a Generic (pig)?

Well, I'll make an end of showing my ignorance. ;-) Thanks for any guidance,

Paul



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