One Thousand and One Homonyms and Their Meanings
Author | : Raymond E. Laurita |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 166 |
Release | : 1992-03 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9780914051299 |
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Author | : Raymond E. Laurita |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 166 |
Release | : 1992-03 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9780914051299 |
Author | : Charlotte Smith |
Publisher | : Covenant Books, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 480 |
Release | : 2023-01-26 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 168526476X |
In this third book in a series to help ESL learners, I concentrate on the type of homonyms that are multiple-meaning words like "bat." There are thousands of them, but I chose the most interesting ones. I included the pronunciation in what I hope is an easy way to understand. This book is for people who already know some English and want to improve, as well as for people who just love the English language.
Author | : Paula J. Schwanenflugel |
Publisher | : Psychology Press |
Total Pages | : 337 |
Release | : 2013-06-17 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1134755651 |
This volume contains perspectives from a collection of cognitive scientists on the psychological, philosophical, and educational issues surrounding the meanings of words and how these meanings are learned and accessed. It features chapters covering the nature and structure of word meaning, how new word meanings are acquired in childhood and later on in life, and how research in word processing may tell us something about the way in which word meanings are represented and how they relate to the language processor.
Author | : Bernard Marie Dupriez |
Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
Total Pages | : 572 |
Release | : 1991-01-01 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9780802068033 |
Comprising some 4000 terms, defined and illustrated, "Gradus" calls upon the resources of linguistics, poetics, semiotics, socio-criticism, rhetoric, pragmatics, combining them in ways which enable readers quickly to comprehend the codes and conventions which together make up 'literarity.'
Author | : David Rothwell |
Publisher | : Wordsworth Editions |
Total Pages | : 548 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781840225426 |
Many of us don't know what a homonym is, yet we use them every day. The Wordsworth Dictionary of Homonyms, the first of its type published in Britain, will bring enlightenment. Do you get confused between 'to', 'too' and 'two'? Do you need to know the five definitions of 'fluke'? If so, then this is the book for you. A boon for crossword addicts, a treasure trove for punsters and an endless source of fascination for anyone interested in the English language.
Author | : William Harris Elson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 1921 |
Genre | : English language |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Manik Joshi |
Publisher | : Manik Joshi |
Total Pages | : 123 |
Release | : 2014-10-25 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : |
HOMONYMS Homonym a word that is spelled like another word (or pronounced like it) but which has a different meaning, for example, Key meaning ‘set of answer to problems’ and Key meaning ‘button on computer keyboard’. The state of being a homonym is called homonymy. Very Important Note: In Strict Sense, Homonyms have the same spelling, same pronunciation, and different meaning. HOMONYMS in Strict Sense: Same Spelling / Same Pronunciation / Different meaning Homonyms are also known as “Multiple Meaning Words”. Examples: fare, principal, etc. Fare -- a passenger | Fare -- price Principal -- most important | Principal -- head of a school In Wider Sense, Homonyms can also include words that have the same or similar pronunciation (but different spelling) or the same spelling (but different pronunciation). In the first situation, they are called ‘HOMOPHONES’ In the second situation, they are called ‘HOMOGRAPHS’ HOMONYMS In Wider Sense: HOMOPHONES: Different Spelling / Same or Similar Pronunciation / Different meaning Note: ‘Homophones’ are also called ‘Heterographs’. Homophones are also known as “Sound-Alike Words”. Examples: ad/add, know/no, etc. ad -- advertisement | add -- to include know -- to have information | no -- refusal HOMOGRAPHS: Same Spelling / Different Pronunciation / Different meaning Note: ‘Homographs’ are also called ‘Heterophones’. Examples: bow, lead, etc. Bow (noun) -- [Pronunciation -- boʊ] -- a weapon used for shooting arrows Bow (verb) -- [Pronunciation -- baʊ] -- to move your head forwards and downwards Lead (noun) -- [Pronunciation -- led] -- a metallic element Lead (verb) -- [Pronunciation -- li:d] -- to go in front 100 HOMONYMS ALONG WITH THEIR MEANINGS: Sample This: 01. Accident 1. Accident -- an event in which injury or damage is caused in or by a vehicle 2. Accident -- something that happens unexpectedly 02. Action 1. Action -- a legal process 2. Action -- fighting in a war 03. Alight 1. Alight -- on fire 2. Alight -- to get out of a vehicle 04. Angle 1. Angle -- inclination of two lines with each, measure in degrees 2. Angle -- to catch fish 05. Arch 1. Arch -- curve; semicircle 2. Arch -- mischievous 600 HOMOPHONE PAIRS ALONG WITH THEIR MEANINGS: Sample This: 01. Abhorrent / Aberrant 1. Abhorrent -- causing hatred for moral reasons 2. Aberrant -- unusual and socially unacceptable 02. Accede / Exceed 1. Accede -- to agree 2. Exceed -- to surpass 03. Accept / Except 1. Accept -- to admit 2. Except -- apart from 04. Acclamation / Acclimation 1. Acclamation -- loud and enthusiastic welcome 2. Acclimation -- the process of getting used to a new climate or situation 05. Adapt / Adept / Adopt 1. Adapt -- to adjust or modify 2. Adept -- skillful 3. Adopt -- to become legal parents of somebody’s child 150 HOMOGRAPHS ALONG WITH THEIR MEANINGS: Sample This: 01. Absent 1. Absent (adjective) -- not present 2. Absent (verb) -- to not be in a place 02. Abuse 1. Abuse (noun) -- misuse 2. Abuse (verb) -- to misuse something 03. Accent 1. Accent (noun) -- pronunciation 2. Accent (verb) -- to put emphasis on a part of something 04. Address 1. Address (noun) -- details of the place where you live or work; postal address 2. Address (verb) -- to make a formal speech 05. Advocate 1. Advocate (noun) -- a supporter of something 2. Advocate (verb) -- to support something publicly
Author | : Joseph Medill |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 28 |
Release | : 1867 |
Genre | : English language |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Bruce G. Trigger |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 784 |
Release | : 2003-05-05 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521822459 |
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Author | : Raymond E. Laurita |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 154 |
Release | : 1990-06-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780914051183 |
An invaluable tool with a variety of uses, containing over 600 prefixes, 400 suffixes & 35 inflections. The format followed is - Prefixes: ptero- indicates feather, wing or winglike part pterosaur (ptero saur); Suffixes: -plasm biology - indicates the material characteristically forming cells protoplasm (proto plasm); Inflections: -ern used to indicate adjectives indicating direction southern (south ern). 1001 AFFIXES clearly demonstrates how the essential components of the English print system - roots, prefixes, suffixes & inflections, are integrated within the framework of a unitary & comprehensive structuring system. It is the first reference work which credibly explains the compatibility of spoken & printed language. This book is useful for etymologists, teachers, students, adult literacy, SAT & MCAT preparation, ESL classes, & for word lovers of all kinds. Emmet Betts, Professor Emeritus, Florida State U, calls Laurita's works "a rewarding experience which merit thoughtful evaluation by educators, psychologists, orthographers & spelling reformers." A. J. Kirschner, Children's Hospital, McGill U, writes that Laurita has "...succeeded in bringing new order to spelling which has great practical significance."