Schwab, Lafourcade, Prince, pres. by
Ch. Boitet
Antonymy and
Conceptual Vectors
2- Scalar antonymy
nValues are scalar
nSymmetry is relative to a reference value
nExamples : cold/hot, small/tall
n
nThis man is small Þ This man is
not tall
nThis man is tall Þ This man is not small
nThis man is neither tall nor
small
nreference value = Ç of medium height È