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Polysemous means that a sound sequence has two or more different, but '''semantically related''' meanings | Polysemous means that a sound sequence has two or more different, but '''semantically related''' meanings. <br/> | ||
[[NMTS-Group1# | |||
e.g. <br/> | |||
'''Man''' | |||
*A human being (vs. animal) | |||
*A male human being (vs. female) | |||
*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.