Polysemy

Polysemy

Polysemy is the association of one word with two or more distinct meanings. A polysemeis a word or phrase withmultiple meanings. According to some estimates, more than 40% of English words have more than one meaning.

The example of polysemy :

The king of dangdut Rhoma Irama was doing a concert in Surabaya.

Said senior meaningful king of all the singers

The king of the jungle hunting down his prey in the forest

the king said the ruling means the forest

The king of Majapahit kingdom is holding a contest

said the king meaningful ruler / leader of the region

Apple is by the typical poor town

said meaningful fruit fruits

Ayana has a baby named Nabila

said meaningful pieces of children

Nadzar bring souvenirs from Madura city

said fruit meaningful souvenirs

Chief Eagle headache thinking about a math assignment

said head body member means

My father became head of the household discipline

said the head of the family leader meaningful

The head of the BCA bank branch located in the area Rungkut

said the head of the branch office or supervising meaningful center.

El Ghifari is the captain of the football club AC Milan

said meaningfully ball sports equipment

Because the brawl, eyeball a student injured

said ball meaningful limb

Indivision is the parabola in Indonesia

said ball meaningful television antenna

Adi Bing Slamet Fertile Grandmother dragged to court

said table means the court.

He bought a desk for my brother

said table meaningful household furnishings.

Conlusion

Polisemi adalah bentuk bahasa (kata atau frase) yang memiliki makna lebih dari satu. Polisemi terjadi akibat pergeseran makna, sehingga mempunyai hubungan antara semua makna kata itu.

Polisemi berasal dari yunani yang bermakna “many sign” atau banyak tanda.

Examples and Observations

"The word good has many meanings. For example, if a man were to shoot his grandmother at a range of five hundred yards, I should call him a good shot, but not necessarily a good man."