Polysemous and Homonymous expressions
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Polysemous expressions are words or phrases that have multiple related meanings. They differ from homonyms, where the multiple meanings are unrelated. Newspaper and wood are examples of polysemous expressions, as newspaper can refer to the company, physical paper, or edited work, and wood can refer to tree material or a forested area. In contrast, a homonym is a word that shares spelling and pronunciation with another word but has an unrelated meaning, like bow as a gesture of respect or a weapon.
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Polysemous and Homonymous expressions
- 2. Polysemous Expressions Polysemy from Greek: πολυ-, poly-, "many" and σῆμα, sêma, "sign") is the capacity for a sign (e.g., a word, phrase, etc.) or signs to have multiple related meanings (sememes), i.e., a large semantic field. It is usually regarded as distinct from homonymy, in which the multiple meanings of a word may be unconnected or unrelated.
- 3. A polyseme is a word or phrase with different, but related senses.
- 4. Examples of Polysemous Expressions
- 5. Newspaper 1. The Newspaper fired its editor. 2. I spilled the coffee on the newspaper. 3. The newspaper has decided to change its format.
- 6. Newspaper 1. The Newspaper (Company) fired its editor. 2. I spilled the coffee on the newspaper (The Physical newspaper). 3. The newspaper (The newspaper as an edited work) has decided to change its format.
- 7. Wood 1. This chair is made of wood. 2. In America, there are many woods.
- 8. Wood 1. This chair is made of wood (a piece of tree). 2. In America, there are many woods (a geographical area with many trees, like a forest).
- 10. Homonym In linguistics, a homonym is, in the strict sense, one of a group of words that share the same spelling and pronunciation but have different meanings.
- 11. The state of being a homonym is called homonymy.
- 12. Examples of Homonymous Expressions
- 13. Bow 1. To show respect 2. A Weapon (Bow and Arrow)
- 14. Comparison: Term: Meaning: Spelling: Pronuncia tion: Homonym Different Same Same Polyseme Different, but related Same Same or different