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1.
Definition
of Polysemy
Polysemy
stands from POLY = MANY and SEMY = SIGN. Polysemy
refers to the coexistence of many possible meanings for a word or phrase. It has
different but related meaning.
Word becomes polysemous if it can be used to express different meanings. The
difference between these meanings can be obvious or subtle. It is sometimes
difficult to determine whether a word is polysemous or not because the
relations between words can be vague and unclear. But, examining the origins of
the words can help to decide whether a word is polysemic or homonymous. Note
that polysemy is different from homonymy;
two words are homonyms if they look / sound the same, but have completely
unrelated meanings. On the other hand, polysemy refers to the different
meanings that a single word has but it still have relation.
2. The Differences Between Polysemy
and Homonymy
3.
Examples of
Polysemy
a. In English
ü
head = kepala
(bagian tubuh) – kepala (pimpinan)
ü
water = air
– menyiram
ü
wood = kayu
– hutan
ü
milk = susu
– memerah susu
b.
In Bahasa
ü
Jatuh, in examples :
1. Toni jatuh dari motor.
2. Harga cengkeh jatuh pada tahun ini.
3. Setelah tiba di rumah, ia jatuh sakit.
4. Nilainya jatuh sehingga harus mengulang lagi di kelas XI.
ü Kepala, in examples :
1.
Kepala = bagian tubuh paling atas
2.
Kepala kereta api = lokomotif
3.
Kepala stasiun = pimpinan stasiun
ü Buah, in examples :
1.
Buah apel merupakan oleh oleh khas kota malang
: kata buah
bermakna buah buahan
2.
Ayana memiliki buah
hati yang bernama Yuki
: kata buah
bermakna anak
3.
Nadzar membawa buah
tangan dari kota Madura
: kata buah
bermakna oleh-oleh
ü Darah, in examples :
1.
Saya masih
punya hubungan darah dengan keluarga Bu Rani.
(darah = kesaudaraan)
2. Tubuhnya berlumuran darah setelah kepalanya
terbentur tiang listrik.
(darah = yang
berada dalam tubuh)
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As usual you make your post briefly. And I like it. Keep writing yahh Nabil ^^
BalasHapus대박이다 ! You give me a compliment even when I haven't present it😂😂
Hapus대박이다 ! You give me a compliment even when I haven't present it😂😂
HapusMmm..so that, polysemy is word that can be used in other words but different in replacing and meaning.e.g. hati, buah hati,hati-hati are not ?
BalasHapusSo, TM. in brief. polysemy is word that has many meanings, but the meanings of it still has relation
HapusTM, actually I haven't presented it in front of the class. but thankyou for visiting my blog and ask a question ^-^
Hapusnice materi nabil and your explanation make me understand...
BalasHapusThankyou^^. Even I havent presented it you have understood by yourself. Nice👍
HapusThankyou^^. Even I havent presented it you have understood by yourself. Nice👍
Hapusnice blog nabila;
BalasHapusi will waiting for you presentation :)
You will ? Will you wait for me to present it in front of the class ?
HapusNabila your explain material is good , i like it :) don't change like this
BalasHapusThankyou Mike^^
HapusThankyou Mike^^
HapusHello.nabila i nice posting ang i like your blog the color is so smooth like you..😂😂 but nabila i have questio how the teacher can applied your matery to.teh student??
BalasHapusThankyou so much😁. Well, as teacher we can teach this topic to our student in literature field. Because it relates with literature field. We may know that a word has many meaning but it still relate with the first meaning^^
HapusOke Nice explanation sista,however pliss explain more about what the benefit to study polysm,-
BalasHapusWell, by studying this field we will know that in language there is word that has same vocab but different in meaning, not only that eventhough the meaning is different, it still related each other.
HapusAnd after we know that, we can apply in our daily life. We can use appropriate word while having conversation with the others or maybe while writing an essay or a fiction text.
Just one, why do we learn this ?
BalasHapusYou may scroll up. Because i have answered this kind of question. It was from permana.
Hapuskeep spirit to be success,good job...
BalasHapusThankyouuu
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BalasHapushow about learn English without learn Polysemy. What the effects?
BalasHapusWell, we should learn polysemy not only in English. All languages also have polysemy. We learn it because in English there are some words that have same vocabulary which have related meaning one another
HapusThe meaning is different but still related
Hapusplease nabila can you add more examples about polysemy in english sentence?
BalasHapusThankyou for your suggestion Ratna. I will do it as soon as possible^^
HapusWell, would you like give some examples of polysemy, but in phrases. Make just 2 phrases, I think enough to make me understand. Show how many meaning its phrase in one phrase. Thanks.
BalasHapushi nabila. nabil, seriously i love this post. really really clear. i think everyone who read this will easy to understand. because you put many simple examples.
BalasHapusthankyou so much diiii. It nice to hear that^^
Hapusnice presentation and your post is simple, make easy to understand
BalasHapusThankyou shela safhira nax panam😄
Hapusabout your post,about your presentation,about your style i like very good.
BalasHapusyou are motivation my sister,wkwkwkw
Ooh really ? Thankyou so much. It is an honour.
HapusNabil! Nummereunno! I have a question. Why can the polysemy coexistence of many possible meanings for a word or phrase? Btw, Your blog make me be under water wkwk. Good Job Nummereunno!
BalasHapushi nab,can you explain difference between polysemy and homonymy through the example??
BalasHapushi nab,can you explain difference between polysemy and homonymy through the example??
BalasHapusHollaa mafriend. I like your topic here. You have explained it so clearly. Good job
BalasHapushow about learn English without learn Polysemy. What the effects?
BalasHapusNabil, nice post, you can use the example of english and indonesia, and it made the reader easy to catch the point and try using it
BalasHapusYour blog so nice nabil, congrats yaw because youre blog is good you get a ticket to visit korea wkwkwkw
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