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| + | '''Homophony''' is when a set of words are pronounced identically, but have different meanings. It is not necessary for homophonic words to be spelled the same way, which is called [[homography]]. | ||
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===Examples=== | ===Examples=== | ||
''meat'', ''meet''; ''sow'', ''sew'' | ''meat'', ''meet''; ''sow'', ''sew'' | ||
===Other languages=== | ===Other languages=== | ||
| − | German [[Homophonie]] Chinese [[同音异形异义词]] | + | *German [[Homophonie]] |
| + | *Chinese [[同音异形异义词]] | ||
===Reference=== | ===Reference=== | ||
Revision as of 22:23, 27 July 2010
Homophony is when a set of words are pronounced identically, but have different meanings. It is not necessary for homophonic words to be spelled the same way, which is called homography.
Examples
meat, meet; sow, sew
Other languages
- German Homophonie
- Chinese 同音异形异义词
Reference
Lyons, John. 1968. Introduction to Theoretical Linguistics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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