HYPERONYMS AND HYPONYMS IN TERMINOLOGY

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to determine the status and categorical features of the phenomenon of hyper-hyponymy
in terminology, to fi nd out the peculiarities of the formation and structure of hyper-hyponymic paradigms of terms. The
material of the research is one of the largest and most ancient terminology systems of the Ukrainian language, e. g.,
terminology of water management.
Hypero-hyponymic relations are fundamental paradigmatic semantic relations, with the help of which modern terminology
is structured, and if synonymous and antonymic bundles combine only a part of the terms, then the hyperhyponymic
relations cover the entire terminology.
The branching of hyper-hyponymic paradigms of terms in different periods of formation and development of terminology
of water management is due to various reasons: 1) the thoroughness of research of scientifi c concepts; 2) the
ontological properties of nominated objects; 3) the importance of the semantic feature, which is the basis for the classifi
cation of terms; 4) the number of classifi cation marks.

We distinguish hyper-hyponymic groups with parallel, sequential and combined structures. The most common in the
terminology of water management are hyper-hyponymic paradigms with combined structures, in which the subgroups
of specifi c names are combined in parallel and sequential bonds.
The logic-semantic subordination of scientifi c concepts that forms the hyper-hyponymic groups is realized in two
types of relationships between generic and specifi c names: 1) actually semantic; 2) formally-semantic.
Hyper-hyponymy makes terminology of water management systematic and contributes to its continuous development
and improvement.