Semantics
Mevis Paola Marimón Izquierdo
Task 1:
Find a polysemantic word. Why is it Polysemantic?
Polysemantic:
is a word with more than one meaning.
Drink is a
polysemantic word because it has different meaning according to the context for
example as a verb or as beverage.
Task 2 Give
a context:
v “You must not drink anything on the
day of the operation “
v “Charles doesn´t drink, he´ll have
an orange juice”
Task 3
Select one of the context
v “You must not drink anything on the
day of the operation “
The word drink mean in this case that the person
can´t swallow any liquid. The meaning is drink as an action.
Grammatical: adj+noun: Soft drinks, fizzy
drinks, cool drinks.
Lexical: take by mouth; energy drink: beverage
with added vitamins. Soft drink: non-alcoholic beverage.
Task 4 Select
another context
v “Charles doesn´t drink, he´ll have
an orange juice”
Denotative:
drink: alcoholic beverage.
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Example:
Why don´t we go and have a drink to
remember the good old days?
Connotation:
Have a drink: to drink alcohol in a special place.
Task 5 - 6
Primary
meaning: in this case the primary meaning of the word Drink is a beverage, the
situation or the context of this speech give the meaning of this word because it is about a meeting where characters are
going to consume alcohol to celenbrate.
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