UNDERSTANDING POLYSEMY IN LANGUAGE
Keywords:
polysemy is a fundamental linguistic phenomenon where a single word possesses multiple related meanings. unlike homonyms, which are unrelated words that sound the same, polysemous words evolve from a single conceptual rootAbstract
This article deals with “Leksikologiya” the Uzbek folklore in teaching young learnersand using interactive ways of conducting sessions. Key words: functional literacy, reading literacy, pedagogical technologies, texttechnology, methodical.
References
Classic Books and Textbooks Cruse, D. A. (1986). Lexical Semantics. Cambridge University Press.Crucial for understanding the distinction between different "senses" of a word.Cruse, A. (2006).
A Glossary of Semantics and Pragmatics. Edinburgh University Press.An excellent reference for defining polysemy, ambiguity, and homonymy in simple terms.Pustejovsky, J. (1995).
The Generative Lexicon. MIT Press.Explains how word meanings are "generated" in context through complex structures.Lyons, J. (1977).
Semantics. Cambridge University Press.A foundational text that explores the history and logic of linguistic meaning. Influential Research Papers Frisson, S., & Pickering, M. J. (1999).
"The ambiguity advantage: The processing of polysemous words in context." Journal of Memory and Language.A famous study on how the human brain processes words with many meanings faster than those with only one.Caramazza, A., & Grober, E. (1976).
"Polysemy and the structure of the subjective lexicon." Georgetown University Roundtable on Languages and Linguistics.Discusses how we store polysemous words in our mental "dictionary."Frazier, L., & Rayner, K. (1990).
"Taking on semantic commitments: Processing multiple meanings vs. multiple senses." Journal of Memory and Language.Explores the psychological differences between homonyms (unrelated) and polysemes (related).Pylkkänen, L., Llinás, R., & Murphy, G.
L. (2006). "The Representation of Polysemy: MEG Evidence." Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience.Uses brain imaging to show how the brain handles related vs. unrelated word meanings
