The document discusses different types of lexical relations including homophony, homonyms, and polysemy. It provides examples to illustrate each type of relation. Specifically, it gives 3 examples of homophony where the same word is pronounced the same but has different meanings (e.g. sew/sow and mail/male). It also provides 2 examples of homonyms where words are spelled the same but have different meanings and origins (e.g. ring as jewelry and verb). Finally, it provides an example of polysemy where a word has multiple related meanings (e.g. neck).

1. Lexical
Relations

3. HOMOPHONY
•Sewing
•To join
pieces of
cloth using a
neddle and
thread and
forming
stitches.
•Sowing
•To plant
seeds in
the
ground.

5. RING
noun is a piece of
jewellery that you wear on
your finger.
verb to make a sound
like a bell in order to call
for somebody.
Homony
ms

7. HOMOPHONY
•Mail
•a letter
•Male
• A man or boy

10. •Tow
• to pull (a car,
etc.) by a
rope, chain, etc.
HOMOPHONY
•Toe
• the five
fingerlike parts
at the end of the
foot.

12. Presen
t
Adj.being with one or
others or in the place
mentioned or understood
by the speaker and
listener
noun a thing presented
as a gift; gift:
Homony
ms

14. HOMOPHONY
Bears
a large, stocky
mammal with
thick, rough
fur and a
very short
tail.
•Bare
Empty

16. Polysemy
the slender part
near the top of
a bottle, vase,
or similar
object
The part of the
body of an animal
or human being
that connects the
head and the trunk.