The term "single word": examples and meanings

Language is one of the most interesting objects of research. Today we will consider the notion of "single-valued word". Of course, the examples will not be long in coming.

Definition

A logical beginning, is not it? Let's not disappoint anyone.

Unambiguous words are those that have only one lexical meaning. They are also called monosemantic. The ingenious reader will understand that the last adjective was not without the Greek language, and he is absolutely right, for monos are one and semantikos is a signifier. Not too difficult, right?

Although in the Russian language the most part are multi-valued words, but the notion of "single-valued word" (examples follow) is more than illustrative.

For the sake of this case, we'll write about the examples separately.

Kinds

Without forewords we pass to the main thing.

1. Own names. Petya, Vasya, Kolya, Naum Romanovich - they all mean only what is written about. Even if a person has several names, as in the well-known movie "Moscow does not believe in tears," then the names themselves are still unambiguous in this case. Even the translation of the name "John" as "Ivan" does not mean anything, because the names themselves are unambiguous, and that in different cultural traditions they have different spelling while preserving the essence, no one cares. The rule extends to the names of cities, for example, Moscow, Vladivostok or Venice.
2. Recently born, but already "Russified" words are also unambiguous. Among them you can distinguish "pizza", "briefing" and even "foam rubber". But, for example, the "manager" (also recent) is multi-valued.
3. Words denoting things of special purpose ("suitcase", "beads", "trolleybus").
4. The terms are always unambiguous. Names of diseases or parts of speech in Russian.

Naturally, one can not represent an unambiguous word (examples have already been) as something frozen, its meaning can vary within the context, but retain its essence. The birch still remains itself, no matter what language environment it accompanies.

How do you know how many words a value has?

This question can be answered simply and easily. Naturally, the method of scientific tyke is not suitable here, it is better to turn to an explanatory dictionary, and if there is one meaning, then, accordingly, the word is unambiguous. Example: a smile is a facial movement of the face, lips, eyes, showing an arrangement for laughter, expressing greetings, pleasure or ridicule and other feelings. It is also characteristic that in the Russian language there is no suitable synonym, a hundred percent, for a smile. And this is correct: kindness must be non-alternative.

On the other hand, the smile is not only kind, but also evil, arrogant, arrogant, crazy, but let's not talk about the sad and terrible.

The reader, of course, is still interested in the question: "A" samovar "- a single word?" Yes, of course. Do not believe us, ask the dictionary. The latter will not let you lie. Moreover, the samovar, like a suitcase, is a specific subject. On it demand is insignificant.

Boots and Boots

In the context of the topic, a very interesting detail is recalled. Look, if we are talking about the boot in the singular, it is not only "shoe covering the lower leg", as it is written in the dictionary, but also "a rude, ignorant person who does not understand anything", that is, a boot that is a multi-valued word (Because he has more than one value), but boots in the plural - this is a single word. Needless to say, the Russian language is great and powerful. Probably, every means of communication has its own subtleties, which only the carriers know for certain, but we, in turn, do not get tired of being surprised by how rich our language is.

The potential for language development

The last example about boots pushes on here what interesting conclusion: maybe, slang and portable meanings in the future will cover all new territories. For example, Tula will be called "samovars", and it will not necessarily be bad. "Suitcase" will gain some more meaning like the meaning that is now attached to the word "ballast". For example, a badly earning husband or relative is a suitcase without pens: it's a pity to throw it and feel heavy. But only in the future, the portable meaning will break the connection with the spoiled thing and become an independent value.

Such changes can be imagined as a whole bunch, try it, you will like it, we are sure.

All sorts of interesting words are what color our life, ours, sorry for the stamp, gray everyday life. But language as something ordinary ceases to be perceived by people as a storehouse of amazing things. How to be?

Listen, as the youth says, as the children reason. For example, in the book "From 2 to 5" Korney Ivanovich Chukovsky has wonderful episodes of children's insights on how the world works. Of course, the famous classic reduces children's language errors to elementary ignorance of the laws of word formation and other rules, but there is something ingenious in these inaccuracies and absurdities. True, this does not mean that you need to encourage such liberties or rejoice at them. The pedagogical code is strict, and teaching language does not tolerate democracy, but adults will be interested in acquainting themselves with the beautiful book.

However, we are greatly distracted, but there will be no harm from it, especially since it is already clear to everyone that the word is unambiguous.