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'''Complementary''' is a | '''Complementary''' is a [[sense relation]] holding between any pair of predicates <''P'', ''Q''> that fulfills the following conditions: If a referent ''x'' has property ''P'', it cannot have property ''Q'', and if ''x'' does not have property ''P'', it has property ''Q'': | ||
:P → not Q<br>not P → Q | |||
Complementarity is a special case of [[incompatibility]]. | |||
===Examples=== | ===Examples=== | ||
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German [[Komplementarität]] Chinese [[互补性]] | German [[Komplementarität]] Chinese [[互补性]] | ||
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{{: Lyons 1968}} | * {{: Lyons 1968}} | ||
* Cruse, A. 2004. ''Meaning in Language. An Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics''. Oxford: Oxford University Press. | |||
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[[Category:Semantics]] | [[Category:Semantics]] | ||
Revision as of 12:56, 23 May 2009
Complementary is a sense relation holding between any pair of predicates <P, Q> that fulfills the following conditions: If a referent x has property P, it cannot have property Q, and if x does not have property P, it has property Q:
- P → not Q
not P → Q
Complementarity is a special case of incompatibility.
Examples
single: married, male: female
Other languages
German Komplementarität Chinese 互补性
References
- Lyons, John. 1968. Introduction to Theoretical Linguistics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Cruse, A. 2004. Meaning in Language. An Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.