4.3 Polysemy
There are 4 pairs of word that can be found and analyzed in term of polysemy in the novel that have meaning relations. The word polysemy has more
that one meaning they are: 1. a. I duck my head
page 59 b. Miss Celie has a good head for manage it
page 187 Meaning :
a. Head the part of the body
b. A good head natural aptitude or talent
2. a. Harpo and Squek act like a old married couple page 206 b. I did slap you around a couple of times
page 278 Meaning :
a. couple two persons, seen together
b. a couple of times two or more things, some
3. a. And a little water come to his eyes page 111
b. He refuse to come to Africe with her page 192
Meaning : a. come to
fall to b. come to
move to a place specified 4. a. The blood run all down tween my breasts
page 13 b. Then she run, her hands over her belly
page 33 Meaning
: a. Run
flows, dripped b. Run
move with quick step faster than when walking
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4.4 Homonymy
In the novel, there is no homograph can be found, but there is term of homophones can be found. The homophone is the same pronounciation but
different in spelling and meaning. The words can be listed here alphabetically there are :
1. a. She do more than that page 7
b. I know right then the next thing I hear, she be big page 18
Meaning : Than ð
ən means introducing the second part of a comparison Then ð
ən means at the time past or future
2. a. He hear about Shug Avery page 7
b. She too old to be living here at home page 9
Meaning : Hear hi
ər perceive sound with the ears
Here hi ər
to this point or place 3. a. Our new mammy she see it too
page 8 b. I try to tell Kate what it mean
page 22 Meaning :
Too tu: means use superlative degree
To tu: means to infinitive
4. a. He say, What you doing that for page 12
b. He got four more by the wife he got now page 43
Meaning :
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For f э:r
means indicating destination, or progress or endeavours towards
Four f э:r
means the number 4 5. a. ... while our new mammy sick
page 8 b. Us see her twice a month for half a hour
page 93 Meaning :
Our ’a υər
means belonging to us Hour ’a
υər means period of time
6. a. She run off at the mouth so much no man would have her page11 b. I make myself wood
page 23 Meaning :
Would w υd
means what one wants to happen Wood w
υd means part of tree
7. a. Their mother is my older sister, Celie page 191
b. Everybody look at her like they surpaise she there page 207
Meaning : Their ðe
ər means belong to them
There ðe ər
means to indicate where somthing
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4.5 Hyponymy
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