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    Homonyms are words that sound the same but have different meanings. There are three main types: homonyms proper which have the same spelling and sound but different meanings, homophones which have different spellings but the same sound, and homographs which have the same spelling but different sounds and meanings. Homonyms can cause misunderstandings and confusion. They are often used purposefully in literature, advertising, and puzzles to create humor or attract attention through multiple interpretations of words. Puns take advantage of homonyms and homophones for humorous effect.

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    Homonyms are words that sound the same but have different meanings. There are three main types: homonyms proper which have the same spelling and sound but different meanings, homophones which have different spellings but the same sound, and homographs which have the same spelling but different sounds and meanings. Homonyms can cause misunderstandings and confusion. They are often used purposefully in literature, advertising, and puzzles to create humor or attract attention through multiple interpretations of words. Puns take advantage of homonyms and homophones for humorous effect.

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    Homonyms are words that sound the same but have different meanings. There are three main types: homonyms proper which have the same spelling and sound but different meanings, homophones which have different spellings but the same sound, and homographs which have the same spelling but different sounds and meanings. Homonyms can cause misunderstandings and confusion. They are often used purposefully in literature, advertising, and puzzles to create humor or attract attention through multiple interpretations of words. Puns take advantage of homonyms and homophones for humorous effect.

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    Homonyms are words that sound the same but have different meanings. There are three main types: homonyms proper which have the same spelling and sound but different meanings, homophones which have different spellings but the same sound, and homographs which have the same spelling but different sounds and meanings. Homonyms can cause misunderstandings and confusion. They are often used purposefully in literature, advertising, and puzzles to create humor or attract attention through multiple interpretations of words. Puns take advantage of homonyms and homophones for humorous effect.

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    APPLICATIONS OF ENGLISH

    HOMONYMS

    Nguyen Thi Hong May 20183122


    Ha Thi Thuy Linh 20183106
    Do Phuong Linh 20183105
    Ngo Khanh Linh 20183107
    Table of Contents

    A. Introduction of Homonyms
    1. Definition of Homonyms
    2. Classification of Homonyms
    3. Difficulties related to the use of Homonyms
    B. Homonyms in Literature Works and Books
    C. Homonyms in Advertising and Puzzle
    A. Introduction of homonyms

    1. Definition of Homonyms
    - Homonyms are words that sounds the same or is spelled the same
    as another word but has a different meaning (Cambridge
    Dictionary)

    - Each of two or more words having the same spelling or


    pronunciation but different meanings and origins (Oxford
    Dictionary)
    2. Classification of Homonyms

    a . Homonyms proper

    - Homonyms proper are words that share the same spelling, and same
    pronunciation, but different meanings (Cambridge Dictionary)

    Example: “He is lying me(1)// I’m lying on bed(2)”


    → lie (2)- /lai/ : to be in or move into a horizontal position on a surface
    (Cambridge Dictionary)
    lie (1) - /lai/ : to say or write something that is not true.(Cambridge
    Dictionary)
    b . Homophones

    - Homophones are words that are pronounced the same but have different
    spellings and different meanings(Cambridge Dictionary)

    - Example: “To bake a flower(1) -shaped cake, you’ll need some flour(2).”
    → flower (1) - /flaʊər/ : refers to the part of a plant.(Cambridge
    Dictionary)
    flour(2) - /flaʊər/ : powder made from grain, especially wheat
    (Cambridge Dictionary)
    c. Homographs

    - Homographs are words that share


    the same spelling, different
    pronunciation, and different
    meanings (Cambridge Dictionary)
    Types of homonyms

    Homonyms proper Homophones Homographs

    - Same spelling - Different spelling - Same spelling


    - Same pronunciation - Same pronunciation - Different pronunciation
    - Different meanings - Different meanings - Different meanings
    3. Difficulties related to the use of Homonyms
    a. Making misunderstanding in listening

    (https://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/homonyms.htm
    3. Difficulties related to the use of Homonyms

    a. Making misunderstanding in listening


    ‘reach’ (verb) pronounced /riːtʃ / means to arrive at a place
    ‘rich’ (adj) pronounced /riːtʃ/ means having a lot of money or valuable
    possessions.

    -> The homophones ‘reach’ and ‘rich’ pronounced / riːtʃ / may cause
    misunderstanding in communication

    (https://www.maildesigner365.com/homonyms/)
    Homophone
    peak(n) Examples
    /pi:k/ - the top or the highest point of something
    peek(n) - a quick look or glance
    pique(n) - a feeling of anger
    right /rait/ - on or related to the side of the body which in most people
    (n/adj) have the more skillful hand
    write(v) - to draw (letters or other forms of script) on
    a surface, especially with a pen or pencil on the paper
    rite(n) - a ceremonial act or practise
    wright - a worker – creating builds or something from wood
    (n)

    Cambride Dictionary
    b. Misunderstanding the text or being confused in meaning
    Example 1:

    - He held the bird gently in the palm of his hand. (1)


    - The coconut palm is a native of Malaysia. (2)
    - ‘Palm’ /pa:m/: (1) the inner surface of the hand between the wrist

    and the fingers.


    (2) a kind of tall tree, its broad, spreading leaves,
    which grows in hot countries.
    (Cambridge Dictionary)
    b. Misunderstanding the text or being confused in meaning
    Example 2:
    On April 22nd, 2021 in Hanoi, The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) organized a Press
    Conference to disseminate information on the results of the banking operations in the
    first quarter of 2021 and the celebration of the 70th Anniversary of Vietnam Banking
    Sector.
    - ‘Bank’ /bӕŋk /: (1) a place where money is lent or exchanged, or put for safety
    and/or to acquire interest (Cambridge Dictionary)
    (2) the ground at the edge of a river, lake etc (Cambridge Dictionary)
    - Homophones may make misunderstand if you only know the only one meanings of
    words and also depend on the text to decide which meanings to be suitable (Paul
    Fanning, 2011)
    c. Being affected by regional accents
    Example 1:
    ‘weather’ /ˈweð.ɚ/ & ‘whether’/ˈweð.ɚ/ are pronounced the same
    (in certain parts of America), but in other regions the /wh-/ in ‘whether’ has
    retained a distinct /hw/ sound. ( Marie Rippel, 2017)

    Example 2:
    ‘boy’ and ‘buoy’ : /bɔɪ/ (in England)
    ‘boy’ /bɔɪ/ # ‘buoy’ /ˈbuː.i/ (in America) (Cambridge Dictionary)

    The words ‘boy’ and ‘buoy’ have the same pronunciation in England
    (and therefore are homophones), but not in America. ( Marie Rippel, 2017)
    B. Homonyms in Literature Works and Books
    a . In “Romeo and Juliet” Act 1, Scene 8, lines 10-16 (Shakespeare)

    “SAMPSON: Gregory, on my word, we’ll not carry coals.


    GREGORY: No, for then we should be colliers.
    SAMPSON: I mean, if we be in choler, we’ll draw .
    GREGORY: Ay, while you live, draw your neck out of collar.”

    Comments:
    Colliers/kɒlə(r)/ , Choler/ˈkɒlə(r)/ and Collarˈ/ˈkɒlə(r)/
    → HOMOPHONES
    → Purpose: makes use of this homophone triple for humor’s sake
    b. In “ Romeo and Juliet” (By William Shakespeare)

    MERCUTIO:
    “Gentle Romeo, we must have you dance.”
    ROMEO:
    “Not I, believe me. You have dancing shoes.
    With nimble soles; I have a soul of lead. So
    stakes me to the ground I cannot move …

    Comments:
    Soles /soʊl/, soul /soʊl/
     HOMOPHONES

     Purpose: illustrates Romeo's melancholy and it showcases his


    penchant for wit. .
    c. In “Alice's Adventures in Wonderland” (Lewis Carroll)
    "Nothing can be clearer than that. Then again - before she had this fit - you never had fits, my dear,
    I think?" said the King to the Queen."Never!" said the Queen furiously, throwing an inkstand at the
    Lizard as she spoke. “Then the words don't fit you," said the King looking round the court with a
    smile. There was a dead silence.”

    Comments:
    -The word “fit” → HOMONYM PROPER
    fit /fɪt/:
    (n)
    (v)
    Purpose: King wants Queen to be angry and speak unsuitabled words → King can
    divorce Queen easier.
    How many meanings of the word
    “buffalo” do you know?
    d. In Beyond Language: Adventures in Word and Thought (Dmitri Borgmann)

    (1) a proper noun: the city of Buffalo, New York

    (2) verb (uncommon in regular usage) to buffalo,


    meaning "to bully" or "to baffle ’’

    (3) a noun: the animal, bison

    → Bison from Buffalo that other bison from


    Buffalo bully [themselves] bully bison from
    Buffalo. (Geocaching, 2019)
    C. Homonyms in advertising and puzzle
    What is pun?

    ● “The use of a word in such a way as to suggest


    two or more meanings, or the use of two or
    more words of the same or nearly the same
    sound with different meanings, so as to produce
    a humorous effect”
    (The Oxford English Dictionary)

    ● Popular in riddles in English through the use of


    homophones, polysemy of words, or sometimes
    the idioms
    1. Puns in advertising
    Example 1 : Have a nice trip, buy-buy (An
    advertisement for a supermarket).

    Comments: Thinking “Enjoy your journey,


    bye-bye” because the sound “buy-buy” = “bye-
    bye”(homophone) in the customers’ cognitive
    contexts

    ➔ This meaning is initially irrelevant to the


    context that is an advertising for a store
    but on review, the customer can find the
    true advertiser content.
    Example 2: Book now for Christmas (An advertisement for a campaign of a
    bookstore)

    Comments: The word “book” in this advertisement has two parts of speech.
    One is verb, meaning “to order or arrange to have sth ”. The other is noun,
    meaning “a set of pages inside a cover “ ( homonyms proper)

    =>> These advertisements attract customers’ attention quickly by the similar


    sounds.
    2. Puns in puzzles ( Homophonic Pun )
    (Davidpublisher, n.d)

    (1) What’s black and white and red all over the world?
    Answer: A newspaper

    Explain: “red”/red/ is pronounced the same as


    “read” (PAST PARTICIPLE ) but the meaning is clearly
    different.
    => take advantages of homophones

    ● red (n): a color


    ● read (v): to look at and understand the meaning
    of written or printed words or symbols
    (Oxford dictionary)
    (2) Why can’t a car play football?
    Answer: Because it’s only got one boot

    => boot /bu:t/ is used as a homonym proper

    ● meaning 1: a type of special shoe, worn when playing


    some sports (Cambridge Dictionary)

    ● meaning 2: a covered space at the back of a car, for


    storing things in.
    Contents

    A. Introduction about Homonyms


    1. Definition of Homonyms
    2. Classification of Homonyms
    3. Difficulties related to the use of Homonyms
    B. Homonyms in Literature Works and Books
    C. Homonyms in Advertising and Puzzle
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    https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/homonym

    Literary Devices. (n.d.). HOMOPHONE. Retrieved on 28th May, 2019 from


    http://www.literarydevices.com/homophone/
    Oxford Dictionary(n.d) Retrieved on 28th May, 2019 from
    https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/

    Preise, A. (2017). Homonyms and Homophones: Avoid These Common Copywriting Mistakes.

    Reshebniki-online. (n.d.). Homonymy in the book of Lewis Carroll "Alice in Wonderland".


    Retrieved on 28th May, 2019 from
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