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==Definition==
 
'''Polysemy''' is the phenomenon that a [[word]] acquires new usages which, over time, are likely to become more like new [[meaning]]s.
 
'''Polysemy''' is the phenomenon that a [[word]] acquires new usages which, over time, are likely to become more like new [[meaning]]s.
  
===Semantics===
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The phenomenon that a word has several different meanings which are closely related to each other. The [[ambiguity]] of ''church'' (either a building or an institution) is an instance of polysemy.
 
The phenomenon that a word has several different meanings which are closely related to each other. The [[ambiguity]] of ''church'' (either a building or an institution) is an instance of polysemy.
  
===Example===
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==Example==
 
The [[English]] word ''mouth'' refers first of all to the opening of the buccal cavity, but next to this it refers to the point where a river joins the sea.
 
The [[English]] word ''mouth'' refers first of all to the opening of the buccal cavity, but next to this it refers to the point where a river joins the sea.
  
===Links===
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==Links==
 
[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Polysemy&lemmacode=413 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
 
[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Polysemy&lemmacode=413 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
  
===References===
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==References==
 
Aronoff, M. 1976. ''Word Formation in Generative Grammar,'' MIT-press, Cambridge, Mass. <br>
 
Aronoff, M. 1976. ''Word Formation in Generative Grammar,'' MIT-press, Cambridge, Mass. <br>
 
Spencer, A. 1991. ''Morphological Theory,'' Blackwell, Oxford. <br>
 
Spencer, A. 1991. ''Morphological Theory,'' Blackwell, Oxford. <br>
  
===See also===
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==See also==
 
*[[Polysemy in quantitative linguistics]]
 
*[[Polysemy in quantitative linguistics]]
  
 
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Definition

Polysemy is the phenomenon that a word acquires new usages which, over time, are likely to become more like new meanings.

Semantics

The phenomenon that a word has several different meanings which are closely related to each other. The ambiguity of church (either a building or an institution) is an instance of polysemy.

Example

The English word mouth refers first of all to the opening of the buccal cavity, but next to this it refers to the point where a river joins the sea.

Links

Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics

References

Aronoff, M. 1976. Word Formation in Generative Grammar, MIT-press, Cambridge, Mass.
Spencer, A. 1991. Morphological Theory, Blackwell, Oxford.

See also