Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina 2014, 16(3):29-35 | DOI: 10.26552/com.C.2014.3.29-35

Interlingual Homonyms of Polysemic Origin in Related Languages

Marta Lackova1, Eva Lelakova1
1 Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Humanities, University of Zilina, Slovakia

The article deals with lexical units of homonymic character functioning on the inter-linguistic level in Slavic languages. The emphasis is put on interlingual homonyms with the origin in the semantic relation of polysemy. In order to provide a theoretical background, the differences between homonymy and polysemy are highlighted. Moreover, homonyms are defined and classified taking into account their etymology. The principal part focuses on the relation: a polysemic homonym in one language - a monosemic homonym in the other one and vice versa.

Keywords: homonym, monosemy, polysemy, interlingual homonymy, etymology

Published: July 31, 2014  Show citation

ACS AIP APA ASA Harvard Chicago Chicago Notes IEEE ISO690 MLA NLM Turabian Vancouver
Lackova, M., & Lelakova, E. (2014). Interlingual Homonyms of Polysemic Origin in Related Languages. Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina, 16(3), 29-35. doi: 10.26552/com.C.2014.3.29-35
Share...
Download citation
  • BibTeX (.bib)
  • Bookends (.ris)
  • EasyBib (.ris)
  • EndNote (.enw)
  • EndNote 8 (.xml)
  • ISI WoS (.isi)
  • Medlars (.medlars)
  • Mendeley (.ris)
  • MODS (.xml)
  • Papers (.ris)
  • RefWorks (.txt)
  • RefManager (.ris)
  • RIS (.ris)
  • MS Word (.xml)
  • Zotero (.ris)
    • Open full article

    References

    1. FINDRA, J.: On Functional Possibilities of Polysemy and Homonymy (in Slovak), Slovenska rec, 43, 1978, 129-139.
    2. VASILIKI, C, S.: On the Relationships of the Notions of Diaparonymy and False Friends of a Translator (in Russian), Lekticeskaja i grammaticeskaja semantika romanskych i germanskych jazykov, Kisinev, 1989, 29-37.
    3. KHUTSISHVILI, S. D.: Slavic Interlingual Homonyms (in Russian) [cit. 2014-1-15] http://old.press.tsu.ge/GEO/internet/disertaciebi/S.Khutsishvili%20Disertacia.pdf
    4. CABANOVA, V.: Antiprejudical Education in the Information Society, Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina, No. 2, 2007, 45-47. Go to original source...
    5. CSAPAK, R.: Interlingual Homonymy in Literary Slovak and Bulgarian as a Lexicological Issue (in Slovak) [cit. 2014-1-15]. http://www.pulib.sk/elpub2/FF/Chovanec3/pdf_doc/jazykoveda/7.pdf
    6. CERMAK, F.: Language and Linguistics (in Czech), Praha : Karolinum, 2004.
    7. DOLNIK, J.: Lexicology (in Slovak), Bratislava : Univerzita Komenskeho, 2003.
    8. LOTKO, E.: False Friends in Polish and Czech (in Czech), Olomouc : Filozoficka fakulta Univerzity Palackeho, 1987.
    9. KATRENIAKOVA, Z.: Anglicisms in Slovak from the Viewpoint of Didactic Communication (in Slovak), Banska Bystrica : Metodicke centrum, 2002.

    This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original publication is properly cited. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.


    Return to the content