Homonymy and Polysemy

· What’s Homonymy?

• Words with multiple but related meaning (same lexeme).

• Words which have identical sounding or spelling but have nothing in common in their meaning.

• Words that sound like the objects they name or the sounds those objects make

· What’s a Polysemy?

• Words with multiple but related meaning (same lexeme).

• Words which have identical sounding or spelling but have nothing in common in their meaning.

• Words that sound like the objects they name or the sounds those objects make

The word homonym can be used as a synonym for

• Homophone

• Homography

• Both

· What is the Homonymys for Adress

• Oxygen/ a lilting tune

• To speak to/ location

• Body part/ division of a company

· What is the Homonymys for Band

• Oxygen/ a lilting tune

• Body part/ division of a company

• A musical group/ a ring

• What is the Homonymys for Kind

• Equitable / beautiful

• Type / caring

• Gentle / offer of money

• Homonymy: A genre of music / a stone

• Ring

• Band

• Rock

• Homonymy: Body part/ division of a company

• Arm

• Cellphone

• Book

Polysemy: My cat is called Lucas.

• Weight lifting device

• Feline animal

Polysemy: He gave me a pen to do my homework.

• Quill

• Item to write

• Feather mattress