5. Homonymy and polysemy
It should be stressed, however, that split polysemy as a source of homonyms is not accepted by some scholars. It is really difficult sometimes to decide whether a certain word has or has not been subjected to the split of the semantic structure and whether we are dealing with different meanings of the same word or with homonyms, for the criteria are subjective and imprecise. The imprecision is recodered in the data of different dictionaries which often contradict each other on this very issue, so that board is represented as two homonyms in Müller’s dictionary and as one and the same word in Hornby’s dictionary.
Answer these questions.
Which words do we call homonyms?
Why can`t homonyms be regarded as expressive means of the language?
What is the traditional classification of homonyms? Illustrate your answer with examples.
What are the distinctive features of the classification of homonyms suggested by Professor A.I.Smirnitsky?
What are the main sources of homonyms? Give examples.
In what respect does split polysemy stand apart from other sources of homonyms?
Prove that the language units board (“a long and thin piece of timber”) and board (“daily meals”) are two different meanings of one and the same word.
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