Can a word develop new meanings over time, becoming polysemous?

The role of polysemy on metaphor comprehension processing: The example of Parkinson's disease. Author links open overlay panel. Christina Tremblay a b , Joël ... Mar 8, 2022 ... Generalizing from the “duty” example, the article places polysemy on a spectrum of semantic relatedness. By “semantic relatedness,” I refer to ... Jun 15, 2014 ... There are distinct usages of the word – either as a body part or as a scale unit (1 foot = 30.48 centimetres). Even though it appears that these ... Feb 5, 2016 ... Polysemous words have multiple meanings that are loosely related by meaning or significance. The word “man,” for example, is a polyseme that ... Nov 16, 2013 ... “Polysemy” means many senses as it allows for different understanding of certain type of media. In CMS, the authors use the example of the TV show Lost. What is polysemy? A word having multiple meanings. Playing with Meanings ... Here are two examples of how polysemy has been used in literature. 'The ... Feb 9, 2024 ... In the French language, there are many polysemous words that have multiple meanings. One intriguing example is the word “vent,” which can refer to both “wind” ... Homonymy and polysemy often give rise to ambiguity, and context is highly relevant to disambiguate the meaning of utterances. Consider the following example in ... May 26, 2024 ... What is a pun? 4 types of puns; Pun examples; Pun jokes; Frequently asked questions about puns ... Polysemy occurs when a word form carries more than one meaning. English has a very large stock of word forms, so its lexicon is relatively free of polysemy ...