2014- 5- 8
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أكـاديـمـي فـضـي
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رد: @@ تجمع مذاكرة علم المعاني والبرغماتك @@
Exercise 3: Homonymy and Polysemy
Decide whether the following words are examples of homonymy (H) or polysemy (p).
1. bark
(of a dog vs. of a tree ) H / p
homonymy 2. fork
( in a road vs. instrument for eating ) H / p
polysemy 3. tail
( of a coat vs. of an animal ) H / p
polysemy 4. steer
( to guide vs. young bull ) H / p
homonymy 5. lip
( of a jug vs. of a person ) H / p
polysemy Answers :
1. H, not obviously related to each other in any way.
2. P, the two senses are related by the concept of branching out into different parts or pahs.
3. P, the two senses have the concept of being located at the end of something.
4. H, not obviously related to each other in any way.
5. P, the two senses have the concept of being at the edge of an hollow opening.
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