The Linguistic Essence of Synonymy and Graduonymy

Abstract

In linguistics synonymy and gradonymy are important, as they are crucial semantic relations in lexical systems. This article examines these semantic relations. Synonymy is a semantic relation which represents semantic similarity between lexical units, whilst gradonymy is a scale-based relation expressing degrees of meaning intensity. In this article descriptive and comparative methods are used dedicate the distinguishing features and functional roles of these phenomena in language. From the analyzes in this article it is clear that most synonymous units differ in contextual or stylistic usage and because of this reason absolute synonymy is rare, while gradonymy allows for precise expression of semantic gradation. The findings from this article show a deeper understanding of lexical semantics and highlight the significance of synonymy and gradonymy in effective communication, language teaching, and lexicographical practice.