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Lexical Semantics: Opposites

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Stative Verbs<br />

represent psychological states (e.g.<br />

like:dislike)<br />

fully gradable: I quite like it.<br />

neutral area between the opposing<br />

poles:<br />

I neither like nor dislike her – she leaves me<br />

totally indifferent.

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