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Define polysemy as a linguistic phenomenon. Illustrate your answer with your own examples. What are the two levels of analysis in investigating the semantic structure of a word? What types of semantic components can be distinguished within the meaning of a word?
8 sie 2017 · Polysemy is characterised as the phenomenon whereby a single word form is associated with two or several related senses. It is distinguished from monosemy, where one word form is...
20 maj 2021 · A Generative Theory of Polysemy In this section we will discuss the theory of polysemy developed by Pustejovsky (e.g., Pustejovsky (1993), Pustejovsky (1995), Pustejovsky & Bouillon (1995)). This theory intends to describe the systematic aspects of polysemy patterns, using generative rules.
This handout contains a brief explanation of homonymy and polysemy. It is intended to supplement the discussion on pages 130-132 of the textbook, not replace it. A word is polysemous if it can be used to express di erent meanings. The di erence between the meanings can be obvious or subtle.
A collection of downloadable worksheets, exercises and activities to teach Polysemic words, shared by English language teachers.
Exercises in Polysemy Beginnings (1) Opening her first collection of essays, Dubravka Ugrešic´ noted that ‘every book has its own personal story of coming into being’, one that ‘remains hidden from the reader and usually has meaning only for the author’. Yet as she concedes, sometimes ‘it is hard to separate the story of its coming
Polysemy exercise. Stds will be able to understand multiple meanings of a word in a sentence.
