『分類語彙表』における多義語について

要旨

In the foreword of the "Word List by Semantic Principles, Expanded and Revised Edition" (WLSP"), published in 2004, thereis emphasis on the treatment of polysemy cpmpared to the first edition. Specifically, the text notes that "the same word can be listed in several places according to its meaning" (p.6). However, when compared to polysemous words in contemporary concise Japanese dictionaries, the WLSP seems to have fewer categorization entries for some polysemous words. For example, the verb "cut." in the "Sanseido Kokugo Jiten" (8th edition), it is represented with 27 verb meanings and 3 meanings for constituents of compound words ("Zogo-seibun"). In contrast, within the WLSP, of these 30 meanings, only 3 have individual headings, while 6 adopt phrasal headings like "switch off," amounting to 9 meanings that align with the "Sanseido Kokugo Jiten." The other meanings comprise 15 that could be categorized under individual headings and 6 under phrasal headings. This study seeks to highlight these discrepancies in commonly used polysemous words, pinpoint meanings not covered in the WLSP, and suggest potential inclusions for the WLSP's next iteration.

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