Heterosemy
Encyclopedia
Heterosemy is a concept in linguistics
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Heterosemy is a special case of polysemy
where the different but related meanings of a given morpheme
are associated with distinct grammatical contexts. Examples where the meaning varies depending on the usage of the word as a noun or a verb include father, walk, stone, and talk.
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
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Heterosemy is a special case of polysemy
Polysemy
Polysemy is the capacity for a sign or signs to have multiple meanings , i.e., a large semantic field.Charles Fillmore and Beryl Atkins’ definition stipulates three elements: the various senses of a polysemous word have a central origin, the links between these senses form a network, and ...
where the different but related meanings of a given morpheme
Morpheme
In linguistics, a morpheme is the smallest semantically meaningful unit in a language. The field of study dedicated to morphemes is called morphology. A morpheme is not identical to a word, and the principal difference between the two is that a morpheme may or may not stand alone, whereas a word,...
are associated with distinct grammatical contexts. Examples where the meaning varies depending on the usage of the word as a noun or a verb include father, walk, stone, and talk.