Homonymy in English

We will use this approach to study a linguistic phenomenon - homonymy.In general, homonymy is intentionally sought to provoke positive, negative or awkward connotations.The resultant new word coincides in its phonological realization with an existing word in English.The truth is that there exists no universal criterion for distinction between polysemy and homonymy.Antrushina G.B., Afanasyeva O.V., Morozova N.N. English lexicology.Arnold I.V. The English Word, учеб.Ginzburg R.S., Khidekel S.S., Knyazeva G.Y., Sankin A.A. A Course in Modern English Lexicology.Hornby A.S., Gatenby E.V., Wakefield H. The Advanced Learner’s Dictionary of Current English.Koonin A. English Lexicology - M. - 1940.In: Stories by Modern English Authors.