SEMANTICS ANALYSIS OF HYPONYMY

IN THE LITTLE PRINCE

Student ： Tang ZiJuan

Student ID: S2037383
 PART 01
Issue and Research Objectives
Research Problem

01

• People are not aware of the potential relation of the lexi used
in formal and informal speech, the use of hyponymy usually is
unconscious.
• Al- Shemmery & Alshemmery (2017): the majority of the
participants were unable to understand and produce correct
hyponymy.

02

• Several researchers (Ihsan et.al., 2015; Nakamura, et.al., 2014;

Telaumbanua et.al., 2017; Malik, 2017) found out that
learning hyponymy is beneficial, for instance, it facilitates
learning vocabulary and provides smooth lexical cohesion.
Research Objectives

03
02
01

Analyzes how the

Indicate the most dominant hyponymy
dominant hyponym can be related to the
category in the theme of the particular
Investigate the use of selected chapters of chapters of “The Little
hyponymy words in “The Little Prince” Prince”.
two chapters of “The
Little Prince” in order
to present a rough
example of the use
of hyponyms.
 Research Questions

01
What category of hyponymy can be found in
chapters 8 and 9 in The Little Prince novella?

03
What are the connections between
the most dominant category of
02
hyponyms and the theme of chapters
What is the most dominant category 8 and 9 in The Little Prince novella?
of hyponyms used in chapters 8 and 9
in The Little Prince novella?
Framework

The Six Features of Hyponym Adopted from Yuspita, (2020)

(Cruse 2020)
 PART 02
Findings and Discussion
2.1 The Hyponyms of Chapter 8 and 9 in The Little Prince
2.2 The Dominant Category of the Chapter 8 and 9 in The Little Prince

Data Words Categories

 17 words of hyponym under the Sense and
1 Pianstaking
Feelings.
2 abashed
 Most of these words are associated with somber
3 torment and solemn.
4 embarrassed
5 suffer  Some Examples in The Little Prince:
6 love Suffer & Remorse: Then she forced her cough a
7 good will little more so that he should suffer from remorse just
8 unhappy the same.
9 tenderness Sense and Feelings Unhappy: He had taken seriously words which
10 pity were without importance, and it made him very
11 affection unhappy
12 very close to tears
13 bewildered
14 suprised
15 crying
16 remorse
17 happy
2.3 The Relation between the Use of Hyponymy under the Dominant Category and
The Target Chapters of The Little Prince

02
It reflected the author's
personal experience and beliefs
01 of the meaning of human life.

It reflected the basic tone of

the novella The Little Prince.

04
“Rose” in literature
symbolized love. The
03 relationships between the
little prince and the rose is a
Chapter 8 and 9 tells a stoty general sample of most love
of the little prince and his stories in the real life, which is
beloved - the rose. about sadness, solemn, and
The love story is serious, departure (Literature Review,
miserable, uncertain, etc. 2021).
 PART 04
Conclusion and
Limitations
Conclusion

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01

1 2
Feelings category is the most
51 words can be identified as dominant one throughout the
hyponyms of various overall classifications, with a
classifications. In total 8 total of 17 words.
categories.

04

3 4
03
The words or phrases related
to somber and solemn
accounted for the majority.
The misery and serious meaning
carried by the hyponymy words in the
Feelings category can be associated
with the theme and the tone of The
Little Prince novella.
Limitations
Background and significance

02
This study only provides an insight into what
hyponymy words are and connects them with
the theme of the target novella

03
01 The classification of the hyponyms
The sample size is small only takes the very first feature of
Cruse’s (2002) theory into account
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