The Role of Context in Polysemy
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 differe...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2012-12-01
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Series: | Romanian Journal of English Studies |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/v10319-012-0007-x |