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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)  | ||
[[NMTS-Group1#  | *An adult male human being (vs. boy)  | ||
See the Glossary entry on [[Glossary:Polysemy|Polysemy]] for more information. <br/>  | |||
[[NMTS-Group1#Exercise I| Try it again, please!]]  | |||
Latest revision as of 16:50, 14 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)
 
See the Glossary entry on Polysemy for more information.