Polysemy refers to words that have multiple meanings. This document provides examples of polysemy in several Indonesian words: 1. The word "head" can refer to the body part or the leader of a school. 2. The word "spine" can refer to the back of a book or the spine in the human body. 3. The word "eye" can refer to the eyes in the face or the small hole in a needle. 4. The word "foot" can refer to the bottom part of a mountain or the lower limb of the body. The document analyzes the relationship between the multiple meanings of these words in terms of their structure, function,

1. POLYSEMY
Lecturer : Budi Hamuddin, M.Pd
Presented By :
Warohmah Hasanah
1188203028
Faculty of Education and Teacher and Training
Lancang Kuning University
Pekanbaru
2013

2. POLY
SEMY
MANY
MEANING

3. Defenition of Polysemy
is a word or phrase with
multiple meanings
Polysemy
The relationship between
a word with two or more
different meanings

4. The related of Polysemy
Structure
What it does?
Function
The shape it
takes
Location
Where can it
be found?

5. The Example of
Polysemy :

6. Rahma, why is your head
swollen?
swelling due to hit the wall when
I was happy to hear my father
was appointed as headmaster

7. Head
1. why is your head swollen?
Meaning => Part of Body
2. I was happy to hear my father was appointed
as headmaster
Meaning => Leader the school
The related is Location
position both above

8. Vina, why do you look
this book so serious?
Nothing,, I just think that
the spine of book is similar
hard to our spine.

9. Spine
Nothing,, I just think that the spine of book is similar hard
to our spine.
1. The spine of book
Meaning => the back of the book is
used as a paper holder
2. our spine
Meaning => spine behind the holder
the body
The related is location and function
Location : both are located behind
Function : buffer, holder

10. Nella,, what's wrong with
you, why do you look so
upset?
because I'm tired and my
eyes were tired as it
continues to try to put the
thread into the eye of the
needle, but have not been
successful.

11. eye
Because I'm tired and my eyes were tired as it continues
to try to put the thread into the eye of the needle, but
have not been successful.
1. my eyes
Meaning => Part of body
2. the eye of the needle
Meaning => there is a small hole on one
end of the needle
The related is Structure
 both small and oval

12. Guys, Have you already
take the lavender flowers
at the foot of the
mountain to your
girlfriend?
not yet, maybe
tomorrow because my
the right foot still hurt

13. Foot
1. Guys, Have you already take the lavender flowers at
the foot of the mountain to your girlfriend?
Meaning => most parts of the mountain under the
brush with land
2. not yet, maybe tomorrow because my the right foot
still hurt
Meaning => part of body and used to walk
The related is Location
 The position both under