Comment on the following sentences using the theory of hyponymy. (a)I met a writer who is the relation of a politician. (b)I met a newspaper reporter who is the brother of Senator Buckley.
KNOWING THE SEMANTIC FEATURES OF THE HYPONYMS AND THEIR SUPERORDINATES CAN HELP US ACHIEVE VIVIDNESS,EXACTNESS,AND CONCRETENESS.IT IS NOT TOO DIFFICULT TO JUDGE THAT SENTENCE(B)IS BETTER THAN SENTENCE (A),BECAUSE IN (B)THE WRITER USES SUBORDINATES,WHICH ARE CONCRETE AND PRECISE,PRESENTING A VIVID VERBAL PICTURE BEFORE THE READER,WHEREAS IN (A)THE WORDS USED ARE SUPERORDINATES, WHICH CONVEY ONLY A GENERAL AND VAGUE IDEA.