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 |  Subject: Homonym.....  Mon 17 May - 20:51 | |
| Homonym is a group of words that share the same
spelling or pronunciation (or both) but have different meanings.
The word “homonym” comes from Greek prefix homo- (”same”)
and suffix -onym (”name”). Thus, it refers to two or more distinct words sharing the “same name”.
Examples of homonyms in English are:
- stalk - part of a plant
- stalk - to
follow someone around
- the trio of words to, too
and two
- bow – To bend forward at the waist in respect
(e.g. “bow down”)
- bow – the front of the ship (e.g. “bow and
stern”)
- bow – the weapon which fires arrows (e.g. “bow and
arrow”)
- bow – a kind of tied ribbon (e.g. bow on a present, a
bowtie)
- bow – to bend outward at the sides (e.g. a “bow-legged”
cowboy)
- bough – a branch on a tree. (e.g. “when the bough
breaks…”)
- Similarly, a river bank, a savings bank, a bank
of switches, and a bank shot in pool share only a common
spelling and pronunciation, but not meaning.
Examples in French:
- vers, ver, verre, vert (pertry, worm, glass, green)
- mer,
mère et maire (see, mother, mayor)
- sang, cent, sans, sent
(blood, one hundred, without, smells)
Examples in Russian:
- ключ (key) and ключ (spring)
- коса (braid), коса
(cock-eye), коса (scythe)
- пол (sex), пол (floor)
- течь
(leak), течь (to flow)
TOPIC : Homonym..... SOURCE : Linguistic Studies ** http://languages.forumactif.org/ |
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