Question

in 150 words pls........Giving examples (not from the course material), discuss the difference between Homonyms,
Homophones, llomographs, and Hyponyms.


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Answer 1

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HOMONYMS-

Homonyms refer to a group of words which have similar spelling and pronunciation but  differs when it comes to their meaning.

For example:-Can refers to a container and can also efers to someone's capability of doing something.

HOMOPHONES-

A homophone refers to a group of words which may or may not have the same spelling but has same pronounciation.

For example:-site refers to a location and  sight refers to the vision of an eye;bear refers to an animal and bare refers to something without cover.

HOMOGRAPHS-

These refer to the word with same spelling and pronunciation but differ in meaning.

forexample:-

lead is a metal and lead is something that is attached to the colllar of a dog; tear refers to ripping off something and tear also refers to liquid from eye.

HYPONYMS-

It refers to  those words which are a sub-division of a broader unit.There is no similarity of spellings or pronunciation.

for example:-

cat is a hyponym of animal,pansy is  a hyponym of flower,etc.