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This chapter deals with the paradigmatic sense relation of hyponymy as manifested in nouns. A number of approaches to the definition of the relation are discussed, with particular attention being given to the problems of framing a prototype-theoretical characterization. An account is offered of a number of sub-varieties of hyponymy.
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Cruse, D.A. (2002). Hyponymy and Its Varieties. In: Green, R., Bean, C.A., Myaeng, S.H. (eds) The Semantics of Relationships. Information Science and Knowledge Management, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0073-3_1
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