HISTORY AND STAGES OF STUDYING THE HOMONYMY PHENOMENON IN THE WORLD LANGUAGE

Аннотация

This article examines in detail the history and stages of studying the phenomenon of homonymy in world linguistics, which existed in antiquity. The attitudes of scientists to homonymous words are generalized and analyzed. Despite a lot of linguistic literature devoted to homonyms, the point of view on the role of this phenomenon in language and speech is still absolutely dependent and opposite. Nevertheless, the study of all manifestations of homonyms is based on the predominance of meaning. The views expressed in the literature on homonyms are investigated, their research in the world is summarized.