Interlingual Homonyms of Polysemic Origin in Related Languages
The article deals with lexical units of homonymic character functioning on the inter-linguistic level in Slavic languages. The emphasis is put on interlingual homonyms with the origin in the semantic relation of polysemy. In order to provide a theoretical background, the differences between homonymy...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Žilina
2014-07-01
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| Series: | Communications |
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| Online Access: | https://komunikacie.uniza.sk/artkey/csl-201403-0006_interlingual-homonyms-of-polysemic-origin-in-related-languages.php |
| Summary: | The article deals with lexical units of homonymic character functioning on the inter-linguistic level in Slavic languages. The emphasis is put on interlingual homonyms with the origin in the semantic relation of polysemy. In order to provide a theoretical background, the differences between homonymy and polysemy are highlighted. Moreover, homonyms are defined and classified taking into account their etymology. The principal part focuses on the relation: a polysemic homonym in one language - a monosemic homonym in the other one and vice versa. |
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| ISSN: | 1335-4205 2585-7878 |