Define the following term：synchronic approach to polysemy
SYNCHRONICALLY, POLYSEMY IS VIEWED AS THE COEXISTENCE OF VARIOUS MEANINGS OF THE SAME WORD IN A CERTAIN HISTORICAL PERIOD OF TIME, SAY. MODERN ENGLISH. IN THIS WAY, THE BASIC MEANING OF A WORD IS THE CORE OF WORD-MEANING CALLED THE CENTRAL MEANING. THE DERIVED MEANINGS, NO MATTER HOW MANY, ARE SECONDARY IN COMPARISON.
