Table 1 Table of linguistic terms

Anaphor

A word or phrase that refers back to an

earlier word or phrase

Polysemy

The coexistence of many possible meanings

for a word or phrase

Homonymy

Each of two or more words having the

same spelling and pronunciation but

different meanings and origins

Semantics

Relating the meaning in language or logic

Syntax

The arrangement of words and phrases to

create well-formed sentences in a language

Part of speech

One of the traditional categories of words

intended to reflect their functions in a

grammatical context