Glossary - H
Head - the element in a phrase that is mainly responsible for the nature of that phrase (Trask, 116)
Headedness - whether a phrase is head-initial or head-final
Head-final - the head of the phrase is in final position.
Head-initial - the head of the phrase is in initial position.
Homonyms - words that sound the same, but mean something
different ring / ring - ring around your finger / to ring someone up
bank / bank - financial institution / river bank.
Hypernym - see hyponymy.
Hyponymy - the meaning of one word is included in the
meaning of another word.
Hyponymy
can be paraphrased by ‘a type
of…’
carrot is a type of vegetable
table is a type of furniture
wortel is een soort groente
tafel is een soort meubel
vegetable is a
hypernym of carrot, carrot a hyponym of vegetable.