Discuss Comparison- and Contrast-Metaphors in English and in Other Languages

Many English prefixes and suffixes occur in antithetical pairs relating to

1. Evaluation: Eu-Dis, Bene-Mal,

2. Attitude: Pro-Con,

3. Size: Maxi-Mini,

4. Position: Hyper-Hypo, Super-Sub, In-on-at,

5. Time: Pre-Post, Ante-Post.

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