«Linguistic Realization as a Polysemic Category on the basis of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling»

The theme of our diploma thesis is “Linguistic Realization as a Polysemic Category on the basis of \"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince\" by J.K. Rowling”. The issue of polysemy is not new in linguistics but, since the practical chapter is based on the novel, which is very popular nowadays, the topic of the diploma project becomes very up-to-date.

Polysemy is a phenomenon characteristic of most words in many languages, however different they may be. Before we started writing the paper, we supposed that it is one of the most typical features of the English vocabulary (the working hypothesis).

The main goal of the present work is to analyse the problem of meaning and structure of a polysemantic word, to show the relationship of different meanings within one word. The complicated character of the notion of a polysemantic word, based on the development of its meaning, makes the problem more difficult, on the one hand, though more interesting, on the other. The notion of the structure of a polysemantic word is aggravated by the influence of the factors both of linguistic and extralinguistic character. That is why it is necessary to analyse the notion of the core meaning, and its influence on the whole structure of a word. Therefore, if we take into consideration the diversity of meanings of a polysemantic word, the problem of lexicographical presentation of the word arises.

The theme that we have investigated in our diploma thesis is “Linguistic Realization as a Polysemic Category on the basis of \"Harry Potter and the Half -Blood Prince\" by J.K.Rowling”.

Before we proceeded to work, we had supposed that polysemy is a characteristic feature of the English vocabulary, and our working hypothesis has proved to be true.

We have analysed the problem of meaning and the structure of a polysemantic word, as well as we have followed the relationships of different meanings within one word. The complicated character of the notion of a polysemantic word based on the development of the meaning made the problem more complicated, on the one hand, though more interesting, on the other hand.

To achieve the goal of the project, we had to deal with the following tasks:

- to study the semantic structure of polysemantic words in English;

- to single out the peculiarities of polysemantic words in English;

- to analyze the cases of polysemantic words used in a literary work (\"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince\" by J.K.Rowling).

1. Rowling J.K. “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”.

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