Answer to Question #314412 in English for Faheem Ur Rehman

Question

How do the lexemes in these pairs differ in their intension (or extension)?

a) shoes, slipper b) cup, mug c) fruit, vegetable d) door, gate

Answer 1

a) shoes, slipper ; shoes is the plural of shoe while slipper is the comparable form of slip and has been named to denote the word.

b) cup, mug they are both have correlation in terms their extension and even intension.

c) fruit, vegetable; fruit is a vegetable; they all denote their own meaning.

d) door, gate ; both are used to put house in closed or open manner for different reasons.