Kamis, 15 Oktober 2015

Semantics Assignments dated Friday 16th, 2015

Read the following sentences, discuss, and then, answer the questions.

You often hear people say:
1. a. People keep their money in a bank.
    b. No. People shepherd their cows in a bank.

2. a. You need to have a bat to play table tennis.
    b. How can you play with a bat. It flies to catch smaller insects.

3. a. My friend used a pen to write.
    b. My neighbour carry his pet in a pen.

4. a. It's nice to have a bright sky after a long gloomy day.
    b. This kid is really bright. He always passed with flying colours.

5. a. That mouse is really dangerous for farming. It eats all ripe crops.
    b. Move that mouse and click the menu. It's done.

Questions:

1. Which one is homophony and which one is polysemy?
2. Discuss with your friends about this.
3. FInd references to support your discussion.
4. Write the answer for these questions: a. What is homophony and b. what is polysemy.

Good Luck

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