THE ANTONYMY IN MACEDONIAN AND FRENCH LEGAL LANGUAGE

Abstract

This paper aims to analyse the characteristics of the legal language antonymy. The analysis starts with a definition of this linguistic phenomenon, with a distinction of different antonym types and then focuses on the complementary antonyms predominant in this field. The paper also presents the different French and Macedonian prefixes important for the establishment of antonym pairs as well as suffixes that have minor role as far as antonymy is concerned. After the short presentation of Macedonian and French non grammar antonyms the conclusion brings up the common points and the differences between Macedonian and French legal antonyms, and finishes with a short insight in the mutual relation between the antonymy and the social processes.