Anti-concept. Opposition. Antonym. Linguistic Overview
Journal: Science and Education a New Dimension
Year: 2022

The article gives a brief overview of the three basic terms of the present-days linguisticsanti-conceptoppositionantonymwhich have become disputative within the recent decades of scientific research. Taking into account the logical, philosophical and cultural background the authors offer the new look at the problem of their differentiation. Thus, antonyms are traditionally viewed as the same parts of speech always based on rigid logical opposition, while anti-concepts are considered to also incl