Episode9PolysemyHomonymy.pptVIP

Episode 9Polysemy Homonymy;Pre-questions:; Polysemy Homonymy;;Ⅰ. Polysemy;There are countless examples of polysemic words in English. The entry with the largest number of meanings in the OED is verb”set”, with 126 meanings, and 26 combinations with and an adverb of which “set up’ has 67 senses.;2. Processes to Polysemy;1; (1)the state of being able to do something, ability to act;(2)control over one’s subordinates;(3) delegated authority;(4) physical strength;(5) mechanical energy;(6) a mathematical conception, e.g. the fourth power of x =x4;;(7) moral o