This document provides examples of homonyms and polysemes by listing 10 words and their multiple meanings. Homonyms are words that have the same pronunciation but different meanings and origins, while polysemes are words with multiple related meanings. The document asks the reader to identify which examples demonstrate homonymy and which demonstrate polysemy.
This document provides examples of homonyms and polysemes by listing 10 words and their multiple meanings. Homonyms are words that have the same pronunciation but different meanings and origins, while polysemes are words with multiple related meanings. The document asks the reader to identify which examples demonstrate homonymy and which demonstrate polysemy.
This document provides examples of homonyms and polysemes by listing 10 words and their multiple meanings. Homonyms are words that have the same pronunciation but different meanings and origins, while polysemes are words with multiple related meanings. The document asks the reader to identify which examples demonstrate homonymy and which demonstrate polysemy.
Decide whether the following words are examples of homonymy or polysemy:
a) punch (a blow with the fist vs. an iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol) Access denied! b) file (a set of related records kept together vs. a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth) Access denied! c) purse (a small bag for carrying money vs. a sum of money offered as a prize) Access denied! d) steel (an alloy of iron with small amount of carbon vs. to get ready for something difficult or unpleasant) Access denied! e) fan (a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface vs. an ardent follower or admirer) Access denied! f) tail (the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate vs. a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements) Access denied! g) date (sweet edible fruit of the date palm vs. a meeting arranged in advance) Access denied! h) blind (unable to see vs. a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight) Access denied! i) tie (a neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material tied in knot at the front vs. to fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord) Access denied! j) graze (feed as in a meadow or pasture vs. break the skin by scraping) Access denied