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<p> Polysemy, the phenomenon whereby a linguistic unit exhibits multiple distinct yet related meanings, has always been a topic of great interest for both lexical semanticists and lexicographers. The primary aim of this paper is to investigate what role context plays in the interpretation of the different senses of polysemous lexical items.</p>
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Polysemy, the phenomenon whereby a linguistic unit exhibits multiple distinct yet related meanings, has always been a topic of great interest for both lexical semanticists and lexicographers. The primary aim of this paper is to investigate what role context plays in the interpretation of the different senses of polysemous lexical items.

The Role of Context in Polysemy

Romanian Journal of English Studies

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Polysemy, the phenomenon whereby a linguistic unit exhibits multiple distinct yet related meanings, has always been a topic of great interest for both lexical...

The Role of Context in Polysemy

Published Online: Feb 21, 2013

Page range: 60 - 69

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10319-012-0007-x

Keywords
context, homonymy, lexical semantics, polysemy, vagueness

© 2012 by Versita

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Role of Context in Polysemy

Published Online: Feb 21, 2013

Page range: 60 - 69

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10319-012-0007-x

Keywordscontext, homonymy, lexical semantics, polysemy, vagueness

© 2012 by Versita

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
context, homonymy, lexical semantics, polysemy, vagueness