By sound, many words are a series of shorter words strung together, the parts often having no relationship in meaning to the whole: QUERIED = QUEER + REED. In the August 1969 Word Ways, J. A. Lindon suggested the name homophone for this type of word play. Notice that it extends the concept of homonym which, strictly speaking, is a single word with one sound but two or more spellings. The homophone is the aural equivalent of the charade, in which the constituent words must be read instead of spoken
Background: This single case study examines the linguistic phenomenon of ambiguous spoken words: hom...
Webster\u27s Dictionary defines colloquy as mutual discourse. Readers are encouraged to submit ...
In this paper we investigate whether homophones have shared (e.g., Dell, 1990; Levelt, Roelofs, & Me...
Possibly some other term may be in use for this particular verbal ploy, but for the purpose of this ...
A homophone is a word or phrase pronounced like another word or phrase, but different in meaning and...
Two or more words spelled differently but pronounced the same are called homonyms by logologists. To...
In the August 1969 issue of Word Ways, J. A. Lindon introduced the concept of a homophone -- a sente...
Words prime semantic and conceptually related associates and concepts. This article documents a nove...
Too-Fore-sics-ate! Homophones we appreciate! Homophones are pairs (pears, pares), triads, or more ca...
Homographs, not to be confused with homonyms, are words which happen to be spelled identically but w...
Listings of letter groups that have the same sound, namely Homophonic Letter Groups. These fall into...
Homophones are words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings. Exam...
Key words: English homophones, rapid speech, spelling, pronunciation, misunderstanding ABSTRACT Ho...
From time to time, Word Ways receives a variety of short poems related to recreational linguistics, ...
Readers are encouraged to send their own favorite linguistic kickshaws to the Associate Editor. All ...
Background: This single case study examines the linguistic phenomenon of ambiguous spoken words: hom...
Webster\u27s Dictionary defines colloquy as mutual discourse. Readers are encouraged to submit ...
In this paper we investigate whether homophones have shared (e.g., Dell, 1990; Levelt, Roelofs, & Me...
Possibly some other term may be in use for this particular verbal ploy, but for the purpose of this ...
A homophone is a word or phrase pronounced like another word or phrase, but different in meaning and...
Two or more words spelled differently but pronounced the same are called homonyms by logologists. To...
In the August 1969 issue of Word Ways, J. A. Lindon introduced the concept of a homophone -- a sente...
Words prime semantic and conceptually related associates and concepts. This article documents a nove...
Too-Fore-sics-ate! Homophones we appreciate! Homophones are pairs (pears, pares), triads, or more ca...
Homographs, not to be confused with homonyms, are words which happen to be spelled identically but w...
Listings of letter groups that have the same sound, namely Homophonic Letter Groups. These fall into...
Homophones are words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings. Exam...
Key words: English homophones, rapid speech, spelling, pronunciation, misunderstanding ABSTRACT Ho...
From time to time, Word Ways receives a variety of short poems related to recreational linguistics, ...
Readers are encouraged to send their own favorite linguistic kickshaws to the Associate Editor. All ...
Background: This single case study examines the linguistic phenomenon of ambiguous spoken words: hom...
Webster\u27s Dictionary defines colloquy as mutual discourse. Readers are encouraged to submit ...
In this paper we investigate whether homophones have shared (e.g., Dell, 1990; Levelt, Roelofs, & Me...