Polysemy in cognitive linguistics

When the

meanings are related, this is called

• Synonym

• Polysemy

• Antonym

• Homonymy

The same in sound but not in spelling or meaning

• Synonym

• Polysemy

• Homonymy

• Antonym

The word Polysemy is from

• Greek

• Latin

• Hindi

• German

Find the sentences which shows a clear example of polysemy

• This hat is small-I don't want to live in a small house.

• I want to read this book- Lana wants to book a flight.

• Rohan is a good man.He opened his charitable foundation for people with disabilities-Kira is a good musician.It's such a pleasure to listen to his performances on instruments.

• All of them

"Bear" is an example of:

• Polysemy

• Homonymy

The verb "eat" has just one meaning

• True

• False

It is possible to notice how many precise meanings a polysemous word has

• True

• False

The roots of the "polysemy" are

• Poly = much ; semeion = meanings

• Poly = many ; semeion = meaning

• Poly = different ; semeion = meaning

• Poly = many ; semeion = sign

The words “Bat” (n) :furry mammal with membranous wings and “Bat”(n): striking a ball in certain games is:

• Synonym

• Homonymy

• Polysemy

• Antonym

The word "run" is:

• Homonymy

• Polysemy

• Antonym

• Synonym

Answer explanation

The first meaning: Move fast

The second meaning:Manage

The third meaning:Provide

The fourth meaning:Use

The fifth meaning:Flow