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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]]
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*German [[Homophonie]]
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*Chinese [[同音异形异义词]]
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===See Also===
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*[[Homography]]
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*[[Homonymy]]
  
 
===Reference===
 
===Reference===

Latest revision as of 22:29, 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

See Also

Reference

Lyons, John. 1968. Introduction to Theoretical Linguistics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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