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Task 1: Answer the following questions:

1. 
   What words can be termed ‘polysemantic’?
   
2. 
   What is the definition of the ‘semantic structure’?
   
3. 
   Can you explain the logic under the term ‘lexico-semantic variant’?
   
4. 
   What words are termed ‘homonyms’ and what types of them can you name?
   
5. 
   What is the difference between homonyms and paronyms
   

Task 2: Explain the nature of the change of meaning in the following examples:
1. The wings of a bird, of a plane, of a mill; on wings of joy.
2. The foot of a man, of a hill, of a bottle; footnote.
3. Tongues of flame; The child’s tongue is coated. My mother tongue is Uzbek/Russian.
4. The neck of a girl, of a bottle; break one’s neck.
5. Moscow is the heart of the country; My heart is beating with excitement; to lose one’s heart.
6. The mouth of a pot, of a river, of a cave; live hand to mouth.