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MORPHOLOGYMORPHOLOGY

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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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