Homonyms in the English Language Associated with Names of Food, Consumption Products and Drinks Cover Image

Омоними в английския език, свързани с наименования на храни, продукти за консумация и напитки
Homonyms in the English Language Associated with Names of Food, Consumption Products and Drinks

Author(s): Milena Temelkova
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning, Semiotics / Semiology, Theoretical Linguistics
Published by: Институт за знание, наука и иновации ЕООД
Keywords: homonyms; classifications; lexical meaning; conceptual frames; interlingual homonyms

Summary/Abstract: Discussed in a wider sense, homonyms, homophones and homographs in the English language have been the subject of numerous classifications. Specialized knowledge and learning are required in order to understand and use homonyms in communication without difficulties, to interpret them in different contexts or write them correctly. The paper focuses on homonyms, homophones and homographs in the English language associated with names of food and/or products for consumption and drinks. Some examples of interlingual homonyms, or words which have one meaning in the Bulgarian language but a different meaning in the English language, are also considered

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