Answer to Question #173728 in English for Mel

Question

Lexical semantics: Rewrite the following statement correctly. Give a reason for the correction you make.

'Antonyms is the use of prefixes and suffixes to a root word'

Answer 1

An antonym is the sense relation that is between two opposite words in terms of meaning. A prefix consists of a group of letters placed before the root of a word; for example, the name "unhappy" consists of the prefix "un."A suffix is a letter attached. Antonyms are the use of prefixes and suffixes though this principle doesn't apply in all English words.

Reference.

Cruse, D. A. (1976). Three classes of antonym in English. Lingua, 38(3-4), 281-292.