This is a question in Linguistic, i just placed it under Psychology since there

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This is a question in Linguistic, i just placed it under Psychology since there is no option for Linguistic.

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3. Consider the following sentences: (1) Sarah is always able to counter the arguments of her opponents. (2) Ivolunteered to be a vote counter in the upcoming election. a. In the first sentence, counter can be defined as 'speak or act in opposition to'. In the second sentence, counter can be defined as 'a person who counts something'. Are these two definitions for counter an example of homophony, or polysemy?[1 point] dgra) compared to the structure of counter in (2)) [2 points]

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To answer the first question.

The word "Counter" signifies homophony. This is because both the word means different things although they are pronounced in the similar fashion.

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