词汇学011-homonymy

d)Homonymy,1)DefinitionofhomonymyHomonymyisatermusedtorefertotwoormorewordswhichhavethesameform,butdifferinmeaning.,2)DefinitionofhomonymsWordsdifferentinmeaning,buteitheridenticalbothinsoundandspelling,oronlyinspellingorsound.,3)ClassificationofhomonymsA.perfect/absolutehomonymsa.wordsidenticalinsoundandspelling,angle:n.thespacebetweentwolinesorsurfacesthatmeetorcrosseachotherangle:v.tofishwithahookandline,b.wordsidenticalinsound-formandpartofspeechball:n.aroundobjectusedinplayball:n.Alargeformaloccasionforsocialdancing,bank:n.aplaceinwhichmoneyiskeptorpaidoutondemandbank:n.landalongthesideofariver,B.partialhomonymsa.homographs:identicalinspellingdifferentinmeaningandsound,lead:v./li:d/toshowsomeonethewaylead:n./led/asoftheavyeasilymeltedgreyish-bluemetal,usedforwater-pipes,tocoverroofs,b.homophones:identicalinsounddifferentinspellingandmeaningson:n.amalechildsun:n.aburningstarinthesky,whichtheearthgoesroundandfromwhichitreceiveslightandheat,c.homo-forms:wordsquitedifferentinmeaningbutidenticalinsomeoftheirgrammaticalformsfound:toestablishfound:thepasttensethepastparticipleoftheverb“find”,Rhetoricalfeaturesofhomonyms,Ashomonymsareidenticalinsoundorspelling,particularlyhomophones,theyareoftenemployedtocreatepunsfordesiredeffectofhumor,sarcasmorridicule.,a)SceneinarestaurantA:“Youarenoteatingyourfish,”thewaitresssaidtohim,“Anythingwrongwithit?”B:“Longtimenosea.”Themanreplied.seasee:homophones,“Longtimenosee”isusuallysaidasaformofgreetingbetweentwofriendswhentheymeetafteralongtime.Herethecustomercleverlyemployedthestructureoftheidiomtohisadvantage,tocriticizeinahumorouswaythebadqualityofthefoodservedattherestaurant.“Longtimenosea”impliesthat“seafoodkeptforlongtimeisnotfitforeating”.,b)OnSundaytheyprayforyouandonMondaytheypreyonyou.Pray-prey:homophonesThisistheremarksmadebyaLondonworkerononeSundaymorning,pray,prey,whenhesawgroupsoftheso-calledpiousgentlemenandladiesenteringthechurchforprayer.Prey,meaning“plunder”or“rob”,soundsthesameaspray.,Inthechurch,thegentlemenandladiesprayforblessingfromtheGod,butonceoutofChurch,theyshowtheirtruefeatures,ruthlesslyexploitingtheworkingpeoplelikeferociousanimals,preyingontheirvictims.Thesardonictoneisunmistakable.,A:“Howcomeyoursausagestastelikemeatatoneend,butlikebreadattheother?”B:Thebutcherreplied:“Madam,intimeslikethese,nobutchercanmakebothendsmeat.”meatmeet:homophone,Oneswallowdoesntmakeasummer,butitsurelywarmsyouonacoldwinterday.,swallow:n.asmallblackandwhitebirdthatcomestonortherncountriesinthesummerswallow:v.tomakefoodordrinkgodownyourthroatandtowardsyourstomach,A:Docto