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Teaching Polysemy Based on Prototype Theory
Yalan Wen
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Abstract
As the result of cognitive categorization, there should be some motivation among the various meanings of a polysemous word. According to the prototype theory, members of a category are related by family resemblance, revolving around its prototype, which is its best example. In this article, the prototype theory will be introduced and applied to the motivational interpretation of the words with multiple meanings, which has implication to the teaching of English polysemous words.