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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]].
===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]]
 
===See Also===
*[[Homography]]
*[[Homonymy]]


===Reference===
===Reference===
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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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