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MORPHOLOGYMORPHOLOGY
2012 2012 –– Term Term 1 1
By:Dr. Shadia Y. Banjar
http://SBANJAR.kau.edu.sa/
http://wwwdrshadiabanjar.blogspot.com
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7HOMOPHONES
A homophone is a word that sounds like
another word but has a different meaning
and a different spelling. In morphology, it
must be remembered that homophones
are different morphemes.
o. HOMOPHONES
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are different morphemes.
sale sail
/seil/
/mit/
meatmeet
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/et/
eight ate
Examples:
In morphology, it must be remembered that homophones are different morphemes.
1. Did you like the meet? /mit/ ( track meet)
2. Did you like the meat ? /mit/ ( roast beef)Those two homophonous words are two different morphemes.
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1. Verbal inflectional suffix: It feels /-z/ good
2. Noun plural inflectional suffix: Those frogs /-z/
3. Noun possessive inflectional suffix: John’s /-z/ book
Those three homophonous /-z/ s are three different morphemes.
:The same is true for bound forms
• Homophones are words that sound alike but
differ in meaning:
� heir, air
� pare, pair, pear
• It is important to remember that words like
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• It is important to remember that words like
these are different morphemes.
• The same applies to bound morphemes
� it feels /-z/ good
� those frogs /-z/
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