INTRODUCTION 3
CHAPTER I. POLYSEMY 5
1.1 The meaning of polysemy 5
1.2 Polysemy and Context 9
1.3 Types of semantic changes 12
1.3.1 Transference Based on Resemblance (Similarity) 14
1.3.2 Transference Based on Contiguity 15
1.3.3 Broadening (or Generalization) of Meaning. Narrowing (or Specialization) of Meaning 17
CHAPTER II POLYSEMY AND HOMONYMY. 20
2.1 The definition of homonyms. 20
2.2 The difference between homonyms and polysemantic words 21
CHAPTER III. SYSTEMATIC POLYSEMY. 24
3.1 The phenomenon of systematic polysemy 24
3.2 Against individuation: the view from lexicology 27
3.3 The view from lexicography 31
CONCLUSION 36
BIBLIOGRAPHY 37