Fig. 2.

(a) Ratings of alternative senses of ambiguous words are indicated across dimensions. For each dimension of the Glasgow Norms, an example ambiguous word is listed across the top. The ratings corresponding to the alternative senses (defined in parentheses) are indicated beneath each ambiguous word. (b) Ratings of the ambiguous word shell and its alternative senses (“sea” and “military”) are indicated across all dimensions of the Glasgow Norms. AROU arousal; VAL valence; DOM dominance; CNC concreteness; IMAG imageability; FAM familiarity; AOA age of acquisition; SIZE semantic size; GEND gender association