Definition
A rank lexical relation is an association between lexical units which have different relative values based on some shared underlying semantic property.
Discussion
Lexical units which are related by rank are likely to be functionally descriptive of the characteristics of an entity. They are likely to be lexical categorized as nouns.
Examples
(English)
- {private, corporal, sergeant, general}
- {Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2,…}
- {priest, bishop, archbishop, cardinal, pope}
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A rank set has the structure of a scale. |
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Additional information
Underlying structure
A rank set has the structure of a scale.
Sources 1
- Cruse 1986, 193