The Romance of Words (4th ed.)
0
TOP UP
Reading History
Log out
Get the APPThe Romance of Words (4th ed.)
Chapter 11 HOMONYMS
Word Count: 3863
|
Released on: 01/12/2017
pelling but differing in meaning and origin. The New English Dictionary recognises provisionally nine separate nouns
1 Chapter 1 OUR VOCABULARY2 Chapter 2 WANDERINGS OF WORDS3 Chapter 3 WORDS OF POPULAR MANUFACTURE4 Chapter 4 WORDS AND PLACES5 Chapter 5 PHONETIC ACCIDENTS6 Chapter 6 WORDS AND MEANINGS7 Chapter 7 SEMANTICS8 Chapter 8 METAPHOR9 Chapter 9 FOLK-ETYMOLOGY10 Chapter 10 DOUBLETS11 Chapter 11 HOMONYMS12 Chapter 12 FAMILY NAMES13 Chapter 13 ETYMOLOGICAL FACT AND FICTION