Lesson 1

1. Explain how inflectional paradigm may be used in a semantic study.

Inflectional paradigm will helps us to understand the word by identifying the root word. It
help us to figure the full potential of the structure of a word.

Lesson 2
1. Create a semantic and lexical field of affection.
Semantic field
Fondness, love, liking, endearment, feeling and sentiment.
Lexical field
Relationship

Lesson 3
1. Expound the statement, “Meaning comes before truth” (Gärdenfors, 1999).
Meaning comes before truth implies that when we read or hear a word, there will always be
something that comes to mind or we will have an initial idea about it. It is not just an idea; we can
picture it at times. For example, if we heard the word "flower," our first thought would be that it is
a plant, and then our mind would conjure up a picture of our favorite flower. 
Lesson 4
1. In five sentences, describe what ‘greeny green’ is to you.
If I use the term "greeny-green" to describe something or a place, it means that everything
about it looks and feels warm to me. This color gives me the vibe of a fresh and peaceful
place where I can forget all my problems and enjoy myself. It’s a place where the grass and
flowers are blooming. It is a room full of green stuff. A field full of different kind of plants.
2. Is there a further need to extend and/or improve the Prototype theory? Justify your
answer.
Prototype theory itself is okay, it tackles different ways of prototyping and how to classify it
so for me there is no need to improve anything.
 LOG OF TERMS
WORDS DEFINITIONS
Inflection a process of word formation in which affixes
are added to the base form and/or root word
to express grammatical meaning
Etymology studies the origin of words
Lexemes differ in meaning but may be similar due to the
fact that the base forms have the same spelling
Homography and homophony Homographs are words that have the same
spelling but are not the same. Homonyms can
be both homophones and homographs.
Derivational paradigm A set of related words that share the same root
but have different meanings.
various stems
Inflectional paradigm A group of related words that share the same
stem.
to which various inflectional suffixes have been
added
Antonym Words with opposite meaning
Complementary antonym Words with contradicting meaning
Polar antonym Neither term's comparative implies the
corresponding positive
Directional Antonym For lexicographers who need to add antonyms
to a dictionary, directional antonyms are
excellent source material.
Taxonomy categorization or classification 
Hyponymy It is a word that includes another word.
Cognitive Semantics The grammar reflects a culture's worldview;
that knowledge of language is acquired and
contextual; and that the ability to use language
draws on general cognitive resources rather
than a special language module.
Prototype It represent a thing
1. What are the importance of inflectional paradigm in semantics?
By identifying the root word, the inflectional paradigm will help support us in understanding
the word. It helps us in determining the full potential of a word's structure.

2. Give five examples of semantic and lexical field.

Suffering- Cry, fear, curse, woe, tear
Dynamic Verbs- wander, flow, hear, sigh, and run
Human- man, woman, adult, children

3. Give five examples of antonymy.

Good and bad

Love and hate
Bottom and top
Important and unimportant
Shy and confident