troponymy

• Substantif désignant une relation sémantique où un verbe exprime une manière spécifique d'accomplir une action exprimée par un autre verbe, ou encore l'étude des noms de lieux d'une région ou d'une langue.

A noun referring to the semantic relation where one verb is a specific manner of doing another, or the collective study of place names in a region or language.

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1. Manner relation in semanticsC2formal

   The semantic relationship where one verb describes a specific manner of performing the action of another, more general verb.

   Troponymie

   • In linguistics, 'to whisper' is a troponym of 'to speak'.
   • The study of troponymy helps understand how actions are categorized.
   • Troponymy is a key concept in lexical semantics and WordNet.

2. Study of place namesC2formal

   The collective body of place names in a specific region, language, or culture.

   Toponymie

   • The troponymy of ancient Greece reveals much about its history.
   • Linguists study the troponymy of a region to understand settlement patterns.
   • The local troponymy includes names derived from old dialects.