The Linguist's Shoebox

Lexical function Cpart

Counterpart, complement, or converse (but not antonym). No cultural middle ground or gradation along a process or scale. Concepts like 'more' and 'less' do not apply. In Buru, it includes male/female, inside/outside names.

\lx	kete
\ps	n
\ge	parent_in_law
\lf	Cpart
\lv	emsawan
\le	son-in-law, daughter-in-law

kete n. parent in law. Cpart: emsawan 'son-in-law, daughter-in-law'.

Lexical functions in alphabetical order
Related lexical functions: Ant, ParD
Similar lexical functions in other systems: Conv (permutes arguments formally staging the same transaction from different viewpoints such as with 'buy' and 'sell'), Comp