Homonymy and Polysemy

Polysemy and homonym

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Is this an example of polysemy?

Let´s have a drink in a bar

Give me a chocolate bar, please

• True

• False

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Definition of polysemy:

• Words that are spelled the same

• Words that have multiple senses

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Are these examples of homonyms

. I train at the gym every day

.The train is late

• yes, they are

• No, they are not

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what are homonyms

• a word opposite in meaning to another

• Homonyms are two words that are spelled the same and sound the same but have different meanings

• Two phrases that are spelled the same and sound the same but have different meanings

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Which one is an example of homonyms

• Higher - Hire

• Train - Train

• Shame - Honor

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a. They drilled through several layers of rock to reach the oil.

b. An unlikely assortment of rock stars and politicians attended the charity concert.

• polysemy

• homonymy

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a. People of many different races were living side by side.

b. They're taking part in a race to the top of the Mont Blanc.

• polysemy

• homonymy

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a. That method hasn't worked, so let's try your way.

b. Only local people could find their way through the maze of narrow streets

• polysemy

• homonymy

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a. She was ill so I sent her some flowers to cheer her up.

b. These Vietnamese pancakes are made of rice flour, and so thin you can read a newspaper through them

• polysemy

• homonymy

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a. The walls are covered in oil paintings.

b. I've been painting all morning.

• polysemy

• homonymy

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a. You can view aggregations of polling data at the site.

b. Some animals avoid being eaten by aggregation in groups, such as schools of fish.

• polysemy

• homonymy

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a. This 100-year-old restaurant is among London's finest.

b. This building is the finest example of its type.

• polysemy

• homonymy

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a. I accept full responsibility for the failure of the plan.

b. The manuscript was accepted for publication last week.

• polysemy

• homonymy

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a. My salary is paid directly into my bank.

b. He jumped in and swam to the opposite bank.

• polysemy

• homonymy

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a. Do you know how to run this sort of machinery?

b. He's been running a restaurant since he left school.

• polysemy

• homonymy

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a. He gave up his job so that he could nurse his mother at home.

b. The project will have to be nursed through its first few months.

• polysemy

• homonymy

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a. He's very open about his weaknesses.

b. The competition is open to anyone over the age of 16.

• polysemy

• homonymy

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a. So when are you two going to tie the knot?

b. Jane and I tied in the spelling test.

• polysemy

• homonymy

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a. The hurricane damaged many traffic lights.

b. The kitten was so light I could hardly feel it sitting on my lap.

• polysemy

• homonymy

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Polysemy is a relation in which a single word has two or more slightly different but closely _______ meanings.

• related

• unrelated

• similar

• different

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The apple is too green to eat.

I am still green and dumb.

What phenomenon appears in 2 sentences above?

• polysemy

• homonymy

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She does her job well beside the well.

What phenomenon appears in sentence above?

• homonymy

• polysemy

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Polysemy is related word origins and homonymy is different origins.

• True

• False

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Our soccer team is lacking one leg.

My leg was broken by a traffic accident last week.

What phenomenon appears in the word “leg”?

• polysemy

• homonymy

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John is a good man. He donated a lot of money to charity.

Bill was a good painter. His drawings always were exciting to look at.

What semantic feature appears in the 2 examples above?

• polysemy

• homonymy

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It’s your turn to wash the dishes.

How long does it take to cook this dish?

What phenomenon appears in sentences above?

• polysemy

• homonymy

Open Ended

Determine the meaning of the polysemous words in the following sentences:

He is a good-looking man.

The officer refused to let his man take part in the operation.

Open Ended

Determine the meaning of the polysemous words in the following sentences:

My wife has dark hair and green eyes.

The photographer said we look directly into the camera's eyes so we can take a good photo,

Open Ended

Determine the meaning of the polysemous words in the following sentences:

The sunshine came streaming in at the window.

She brought sunshine into our dull lives.

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duck (animal) - duck (lower the head)

• homonym

• polysemy

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bat (animal) - bat (for baseball)

• homonymy

• polysemy

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get (to take) - get (to become)

• homonymy

• polysemy

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'Fine weather' / 'I feel fine' - In these phrases 'fine' is an example of:

• homonymy

• polysemy

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If the form fine can be defined as ‘superior in quality’ and ‘a sum of money paid as a penalty’, it illustrates the example of

• homonymy

• polysemy

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Identify the meaning of the underlined homonym.

I wish the dog wouldn't bark at night.

• sound made by a dog

• outer covering of a tree

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Identify the meaning of the underlined homonym.

The squirrel climbed up the bark.

• outer covering of a tree

• sound made by a dog

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Identify the meaning of the underlined homonym.

The campers made a fire to cook their hot dogs

• Burning to produce heat, light and flames

• To tell someone they've lost a job

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a. She was ill so I sent her some flowers to cheer her up.

b. These Vietnamese pancakes are made of rice flour, and so thin you can read a newspaper through them

• polysemy

• homonymy

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The word horn has the following meanings: ‘a structure projecting from the head of an animal’ and 'a musical instrument’, which illustrates

• homonymy

• polysemy