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Polysemy is also discovered through an examination of the nature of synonymic and antonymic
groupings typical of a given word.
Synonymy and antonymy are of great assistance in the establishment of semantic variants
because each individual semantic variant implies its own synonymic and antonymic series or
grouping, not synonymous (or antonymous) between themselves.
Ex. Feel (1) touch, handle, probe; 2) sound, try, prove, put to test; 3) experience, suffer or enjoy,
have sense of; 4) be affected or be moved by; 5) have the impression, have the consciousness of
being, be conscious of being )
Ex. The antonyms of the adj. awkward are
1. deft, handy, skilful. Dexterous
2. manageable, convenient, fit
3. graceful, elegant, polite
There is also some connection between polysemy and the structure of words.
The simpler the structure is the wider the range of its meanings.
Compound words are practically monosemantic.
The development of polysemy in word is due to their neutrality of style and the absence of
emotive factors.
Generally monosyllabic simple words of neutral style are more polysemantic.