Type of Work: MA thesis

Author: Akhavanzadeh, Maryam.

Title: Teaching Polysemy in Persian

          /amuzeš-e važeha-ye čćnd-mć’na-ye zćban-e farsi/.

Advisor: Dr. Seyyed Mohammad Ziahosseini.

University: Allameh Tabataba’i.

Faculty: Persian Literature and Foreign Languages.

Department: Linguistics and Teaching Persian to Non-Native

                      Speakers.

Date: 1999.

Number of pages: 185, 5.

Language: Persian.

Subjects: Vocabulary, Meaning.

Abstract:  An attempt to study Persian polysemy linguistically and find ways to teach them to non-native speakers.  It consists of four chapters.  The first one, introduction, describes expressions used in the thesis; the second chapter, review of literature, discusses past studies in teaching vocabulary and polysemy.  The third chapter includes a linguistic study on Persian polysemy and classifies the meanings of such words.  The fourth chapter is on a survey in this area and presents the findings in terms of some principles, such as (1) it is advisable to teach polysemy in context, and (2) written texts can help comprehension of such words.  Finally, the appendix includes the questionnaires and the tests.