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'''Homonymy''' is the phenomenon that one form has two or more meanings and/or syntactic functions.
 
'''Homonymy''' is the phenomenon that one form has two or more meanings and/or syntactic functions.
  
 
=== Example ===
 
=== Example ===
  
the Dutch word ''bank'' is homonymous, since it can refer to (a) a couch, and (b) a bank. Equivalent to [[ambiguity]].
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The Dutch word ''bank'' is homonymous, since it can refer to (a) a couch, and (b) a bank. Equivalent to [[ambiguity]].
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The English word ''right'' is also homonymous, meaning (a) correct, or (b) the opposite of 'left''.
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===See Also===
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*[[Homography]]
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*[[Homophony]]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 22:28, 27 July 2010

Homonymy is the phenomenon that one form has two or more meanings and/or syntactic functions.

Example

The Dutch word bank is homonymous, since it can refer to (a) a couch, and (b) a bank. Equivalent to ambiguity.

The English word right is also homonymous, meaning (a) correct, or (b) the opposite of 'left.

See Also

Link

Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics

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