24 Mar polysemy

Multiple meanings. Polysemous words, phrases, sentences and other utterances exhibit ambiguity. Polysemy is ubiquitous so disambiguation is a continual process in interpreting communications. Context is one of the best tools available for resolving polysemy and correctly interpreting things.
Keywords: anaphora
ambiguity
context
disambiguation
perception
cognition
communication
References: comprehension
context
information/entropy
intelligence
learning
lexicography
linguistic strata
natural language
semantics
syntax
words/morphology