Prototype theory is characterized by the following standpoints > (i Categories are not defined by virtue of shared criterial features but organized in terms of their famil resemblances >(ii) The boundary of the category is not clear but fuzzy (iii) Not all members of a category have the same status within a category, which vary according to their prototypicality (iv) Categories are radial, organized around the prototypes Prototype theory is characterized by the following standpoints:  (i) Categories are not defined by virtue of shared criterial features but organized in terms of their family resemblances.  (ii) The boundary of the category is not clear but fuzzy.  (iii) Not all members of a category have the same status within a category, which vary according to their prototypicality.  (iv) Categories are radial, organized around the prototypes