SEMANTICS : HOMONYMY AND POLYSEMY

 

HOMONYMY AND POLYSEMY

A.    The definition of homonymy and polysemy

1.      The definition of homonymy

According to Lyons, homonymy is a term used in semantics for lexical items that are identical item in selling in pronounciation but have different meanings.

Hartmann and Stork said, homonymy is different word with the same pronounciation that may or may not be identical in spelling.

On a larger scope, homonymy is define as a word that is identican in form with another word, either in sound (as a homophone) or in spelling (as a homoghaph), or both, but differs from it in meaning.

Based on definitions above, the writers can conclude thah homonymy is a word that have different meaning but have same in spelling and pronounciation in terms.

 

2.      The definition of polysemy

According to Feelbaum, polysemy is a particular word exhibits variations of its seen depending on the context of its use.

Inggrid Lossius Falkum said polysemy is a single word form can be associated with saveral different meaning is a well known fact about language.

According to traditionally, polysemy is described as an association of two or more related sense with a single word form.

Based on the definition above, the writer can conclude that polysemy is a word that have more that one meaning.

 

B.     Type of homonymy

Homonymy consist of homographs and homophones

1.      Homographs

Homographs are a word identical in spelling but different both in their sound-form and meaning.

Present A gift	Present To introduce
Bow To bend at the waste	Bow A piece of archery equipment
Can Verb (modal)	Can Noun
Bank Of a financial institution	Bank Of a river

 

 

2.      Homophones

Homophones are a word identical in sound-form but different both in spelling and in meaning.

Examples: son and sun (san)

Son : the boy of child

Sun : the one of planet

 

C.     The example of polysemy

1.      Head : part of body and person in change of organitation

 

 

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