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The Technology for Authentic Interlingual Transformations of Lexical Homophones

Table 1: EFE for AGC “Бокс” [bɔks] (Ukrainian)

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1. Analytical description of homophonic AGC’s meanings:
1. 1. The essence of the object
Бокс – 1 sport
Бокс – 2 hairstyle
Бокс – 3 area
Бокс – 4 area
Бокс – 5 space
Бокс – 6 container
1. 2. Explanation of the essence of the object
Бокс – 1 fighting with fists, especially with padded gloves in a roped square ring according to prescribed rules (Bilodid, 1970-1980)
Бокс – 2 the name of the masculine short haircut http://sum.in.ua/s/boks (Bilodid, 1970)
Бокс – 3 isolation compartment in a hospital (Busel, 2005)
Бокс – 4 isolation compartment where scientific experiments, analyses, and researches (require isolation and sterility) are carried out (Busel, 2005)
Бокс – 5 a building for housing a motor vehicle or vehicles  (Busel, 2005)
Бокс – 6 a square or rectangular container with stiff sides and sometimes a lid (Busel, 2005)
2. Analytical description of the object’s functions:
2.1. Task, action, or activity of the object;
Бокс – 1 to compete
Бокс – 2 to cut
Бокс – 3 to separate
Бокс – 4 to isolate
Бокс – 5 to keep safe
Бокс – 6 to hold
2.2. Explanation of the functional essence of the object.
Designed and used
Бокс – 1 as a sport, in which athletes strike one by one with their fists in special gloves
Бокс – 2 to show restrained decisive style
Бокс – 3 to isolate a patient in a hospital
Бокс – 4 for microbiological and other biological experiments, analyses, and researches
Бокс – 5 for parking a vehicle in the collective garage
Бокс – 6 to hold or transport something
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