| dc.contributor.author | Gachugi, Florence G. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sikuku, Justine | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kiliku, Patrick | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-01-12T14:08:51Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-01-12T14:08:51Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2376-760X | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.academia.edu/107620739/Systematic_Polysemy_in_G%C4%A9k%C5%A9y%C5%A9 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.mut.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/6936 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Polysemy is a phenomenon whereby words have multiple distinct yet related senses. These
senses are related in a systematic way and form systematic patterns. This paper explores the
different systematic patterns of polysemy exhibited by Gĩkũyũ nouns, where these nouns have
sets of senses that are related in similar ways. These senses cut across different semantic fields
such as plants, animal, people, body parts, and objects, types of food and beverages, events.
Some of the senses invoke metaphoric relations. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Journal of Applied Linguistics and Language Research | en_US |
| dc.subject | Polysemy, Systematic Patterns, Senses, Gĩkũyũ Nouns | en_US |
| dc.title | Systematic Polysemy in Gĩkũyũ | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
