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New page: Two, or more, meanings maz be associated with the same form: in which case the words are '''homonym'''s. ===Example=== ''bank'' (i) 'of a river' (ii) 'for the deposit of money' ===Subt... |
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Chinese [[同音同形异义词]] <br> | |||
German [[Hononym (de)]] <br> | |||
===Reference=== | ===Reference=== | ||
Latest revision as of 20:22, 3 July 2014
Two, or more, meanings maz be associated with the same form: in which case the words are homonyms.
Example
bank
(i) 'of a river'
(ii) 'for the deposit of money'
Subtypes
Other languages
Chinese 同音同形异义词
German Hononym (de)
Reference
Lyons, John. 1968. Introduction to Theoretical Linguistics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.