Homonym ~ Minangkabau Boy

Explanation About Homonym in Semantics

Defenition about homonym

Homonym is words pronunciation ( sound and spelling ) equal but it means ( meaning ) different.Thus, homonym is also a homograph ( spelling equal ) and part of homophone ( sound same, spelling be the same or different ). In a definition that more loose, homonym likened to homophone. Means words to spelling different may be regarded homonym.For its resemblance pronunciation and ejaannya, homonym often confuse.

Since there are several “types” of homonyms (e.g., same spelling but different pronunciation, same pronunciation but different spelling, same spelling and same pronunciation), further categorization is needed.

We can say that homonyms represent the big category, from which 3 sub-categories emerge:

o Homophones: two or more words that share the same pronunciation but have different meanings. They may or may not be spelled on the same way.

Examples: write and right, desert (to abandon) and desert (a thing deserved)

o Homographs: homonyms that share the same spelling. They may or may not have the same pronunciation.

Examples: present (a gift) and present (to introduce), row (argument) and row (propel with oars)

o Heteronyms: those are homonyms that share the same spelling but have different pronunciations. That is, they are homographs which are not homophones.

Example: desert (to abandon) and desert (arid region).

the explain by table:

SUMMARY CHART

HOMONYM WORDS SOUND	HOMOPHONE WORDS type of homonym
same sound	same sound
same OR different spelling	different spelling
fair (county fair) fair (reasonable) pear (fruit) pair (couple) Buzzy Bee Riddle #6; boo bee, booby Buzzy Bee Riddle #14; hum bug, humbug Buzzy Bee Riddle #13: cell, sell	pear (fruit) pair (couple) Buzzy Bee Riddle #6; boo bee, booby Buzzy Bee Riddle #14; hum bug, humbug Buzzy Bee Riddle #13: cell, sell

HOMOGRAPH WORDS SPELLING	HETERONYM WORDS type of homograph
same OR different sound	different sound
same spelling	same spelling
lie (untruth) lie (lie down) tear (in the eye) tear (rip) Buzzy Bee Riddle #4; spelling bee, spelling bee	tear (in the eye) tear (rip)

DETAIL CHART


	Same Sound / different meanings				Same Spelling / different meanings
	Homonyms		Homophones		Homographs	Heteronyms
			Different Spelling			Different Sound

see (with your eye) sea (the ocean)	see sea		see sea		n/a	n/a
to (preposition) too (as well) two (2)	to too two		to too two		n/a	n/a
there their (possessive) they're (contraction)	there their they're		there their they're		n/a	n/a
bough (tree limb) bow (front of a boat) bow (at the waist) bow (tied with ribbon) bow (shoots arrows)	bough bow bow	bow bow	bough bow	bough bow	bow bow bow bow	bow bow	bow bow
lead (to guide) lead (the metal) led (guided)	lead led		lead led		lead lead	lead lead
lie (untruth) lie (lie down)	lie lie		n/a		lie lie	n/a
fair (appearance) fair (county fair) fair (reasonable)	fair fair fair		n/a		fair fair fair	n/a
bass (fish) bass (low note)	n/a		n/a		bass bass	bass bass
tear (in the eye) tear (rip)	n/a		n/a		tear tear	tear tear