INTRODUCTION ……………………………………………………………. 3
Chapter I GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT HOMONYMS…………… 5
1.1 Concept of homonymy……………………………………………………. 5
1.2 Classification of homonyms……………………………………………… 6
1.3 Problems of homonymy…………………………………………………... 8
1.4 Diachronic approach to homonyms………………………………………. 13
Chapter II ANALYSIS OF HOMONYMS…………………………………… 14
2.1 Practical approach in studying homonyms……………………………….. 14
2.2 Polysemy and homonymy: etymological and semantic criteria 18
2.3 Homonyms in the book of Lewis Carroll “Alice in Wonderland” ………… 22
CONCLUSION………………………………………………………………. 27
BIBLIOGRAPHY…………………………………………………………….. 29