Re: IPA Question! (homonyms and polysemous )

Posted by kikisasa on 2007/6/8 16:24:53

Thanks for the answer!
So, for the following question:

The English word-form "light" can mean "not heavy" OR "not dark", but these two meanings are not related. Which ONE of the folloing statements describes this fact?

a. There are two different adjective spelt "light" and they are homonyms.

b. There are two different adjective spelt "light" and they are synonyms.

c. There are two different adjective spelt "light" and they are antonyms.

d. There is only one adjective spelt "light" but it is polysemous.

The answer is a.homonyms.

Am i correct???



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