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Polysemous means that a sound sequence has two or more different, but '''semantically related''' meanings <br/> | Polysemous means that a sound sequence has two or more different, but '''semantically related''' meanings <br/> | ||
e.g. <br/> | e.g. <br/> | ||
Man | '''Man''' | ||
*A human being | *A human being (vs. animal) | ||
*A male human being | *A male human being (vs. female) | ||
*An adult male human being (vs. boy) | |||
[[NMTS-Group1#Our_exercises| Try it again, please!]] | [[NMTS-Group1#Our_exercises| Try it again, please!]] | ||
Revision as of 14:29, 4 February 2013
Sorry, but your answer is not entirely correct.
Polysemous means that a sound sequence has two or more different, but semantically related meanings
e.g.
Man
- A human being (vs. animal)
- A male human being (vs. female)
- An adult male human being (vs. boy)