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| + | '''Polysemy''' is the phenomenon that a [[word]] acquires new usages which, over time, are likely to become more like new [[meaning]]s. | ||
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| + | === Example === | ||
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| + | the [[English]] word ''mouth'' refers first of all to the opening of the buccal cavity, but next to this it refers to the point where a river joins the sea. | ||
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| + | === Links === | ||
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| + | [http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Polysemy&lemmacode=413 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] | ||
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| + | === References === | ||
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| + | * Aronoff, M. 1976. ''Word Formation in Generative Grammar,'' MIT-press, Cambridge, Mass. | ||
| + | * Spencer, A. 1991. ''Morphological Theory,'' Blackwell, Oxford. | ||
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| + | === Semantics === | ||
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| + | the phenomenon that a word has several different meanings which are closely related to each other. The [[ambiguity]] of ''church'' (either a building or an institution) is an instance of polysemy. | ||
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| + | === Links === | ||
| + | [http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Polysemy&lemmacode=413 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] | ||
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| + | ===See also=== | ||
| + | [[Polysemy in quantitative linguistics]] | ||
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| + | {{dc}} | ||
| + | [[Category:Morphology]] | ||
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Polysemy is the phenomenon that a word acquires new usages which, over time, are likely to become more like new meanings.
Example
the English word mouth refers first of all to the opening of the buccal cavity, but next to this it refers to the point where a river joins the sea.
Links
Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics
References
- Aronoff, M. 1976. Word Formation in Generative Grammar, MIT-press, Cambridge, Mass.
- Spencer, A. 1991. Morphological Theory, Blackwell, Oxford.
Semantics
the phenomenon that a word has several different meanings which are closely related to each other. The ambiguity of church (either a building or an institution) is an instance of polysemy.
Links
Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics
See also
Polysemy in quantitative linguistics
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