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    Homonyms vs Heteronyms

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    Online sources about homonyms‚ heteronyms‚ homographs: ➢ HOMONYMS are words that sound alike but have different meanings. o Homophones are a type of homonym that also sound alike and have different meanings‚ but have different spellings. ➢ HOMOGRAPHS are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings.  o Heteronyms are a type of homograph that are also spelled the same and have different meanings‚ but sound different. ➢ WORDS THAT BOTH SOUND THE SAME AND ARE

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    Introduction 1. Determination of Homonymy 2. Classification of Homonyms A. The standard way of classification (given by I.V. Arnold) a) Homonyms proper b) Homophones c) Homographs B. Classification given by A.I. Smirnitsky a) Full homonyms b) Partial homonyms C. Other aspects of classification 3. Sources of Homonymy 4. Problems of Homonymy a) Distinguishing homonymy from polysemy b) Different meanings of the same homonym in terms of distribution c) Difference between patterned and non-patterned

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    Homonyms

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    Science‚ Youth and Sport of Ukraine Sumy State University Report “Homonyms and antonyms” Translation Department fulfilled by the second-year student Iryna Dyachenko Research supervisor G.Chulanova Sumy‚ 2012 Homonyms “Words identical in form but quite different in their meaning and distribution are called homonyms” [1‚ 74]. “Homonym is a word that is spelt like another word (or pronounced like it) but which has a

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    Homonymy in English

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    to speak on the following: 1. Homonyms‚ its etymology‚ definition. 2. Classification of homonyms. 3. Sources of homonyms. 4. Relationship among polysemy‚ homonymy and synonymy. Seminar on Homonymy and Polysemy: Consider your answer to the following: 1) Antrushina G.B. and others “English lexicology”‚ M.‚ 1999. Pp. 166-182. Do exercises 1‚ 2‚ (8 sent)‚ 4‚ 5‚ 7‚ (6 sent)‚ 8 p. 182 2) Kasheeva “Practical Lexicology”‚ pp. 39-40 Homonyms (from Gr. “homos” means “the same”

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    Homonymy is a relation in which various words have the same (sound and written) form but have different meanings. II. Classification 1. Homonyms (full/absolute homonyms) - Two or more words identical in sound and spelling but different in meaning‚ distribution and origin are called homonyms - We use the term homonyms when one form (written or spoken) has two or more unrelated meaning‚ as these examples: Bank (of a river) – bank (financial institution) Bat (flying creature)

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    English‚ yet in general‚ a word is similar in form with another word either in pronunciation (i.e. homophone) or in spelling (homograph)‚ or both‚ but differs from it in meaning. On the other hand‚ in Arabic‚ there is a general agreement that the homonym is an expression with one enunciation (or form) and more than one meaning. Actually‚ this phenomenon creates lexical and syntactic ambiguity in both languages. Thus‚ it should be studied and examined. In addition‚ homonymy has its own features

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    WORD CHOICE

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    WORD CHOICE A writer’s selection of words as determined by a number of factors‚ including meaning (both denotative and connotative)‚ specificity‚ level of diction‚ and tone. "Word choice often determines whether or not you get your message across. Making poor word choices and not writing appropriately for the audience can distract the reader so much that the message you intended to convey is missed." Definition of Slang: An informal nonstandard variety of speech characterized by newly coined

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    Polysemy and Homonymy

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    meaning forming another point of departure. Several dictionaries treat multiple meanings of one word either as polysemy or as used in homonyms‚ and sometimes‚ in fact‚ differ in their decisions whether certain words should be stated as homonyms or used as polysemy. I think it is generally agreed that in polysemy only one word is being discussed and the name homonym refers to two words that happen to have the same form‚ i.e. bank‚ crane. Since there is an extensive area of doubt between the concepts

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    Pseudo Homonyms

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    Technical Writing Bautista‚ Ma. Joydel D. FM09205 Prof. Anitha Dela Cruz Pseudo homonyms This is words that are similar in sound but different in meaning and spelling. Examples: write/right : Please write your name. Are you right handed?  no/know: No dogs are allowed here. Do you know the answer?  new/knew: She has a new dog. Dad knew how to make omelets.  eye/I: I enjoy reading. The

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    1.1 WORDS IDENTICAL IN SOUND-FORM BUT DIFFERENT IN MEANING ARE TRADITIONALLY TERMED HOMONYMOUS 1.2 Classification of homonyms 1.3 Diachronically approach of homonyms 1.4 Synchronically approach in studying homonyms CHAPTER II. 2.1 ETYMOLOGICAL AND SEMANTIC CRITERIA IN POLYSEMY AND HOMONYMY 2.2 Modern methods of investigating homonyms 2.3 The two main sources of homonymy are: 2.4 Polysemy and Homonymy: Etymological and Semantic Criteria 2.5 Typological

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