Meaning of homophonics | Babel Free

Definitions

The use of homophones.

uncountable

Examples

“Mr. Waite based his method upon a study of homophonics, i. e., the words that have a like sound and a like meaning in different languages.”

“The principle of parsimony, I suggest, creates a residual category of homophonics, or chance convergences of two or more interpretations to a single phonetic string.”

“Perfectly suited to monosyllabic languages like Sumerian, this principle allows a picture of something to express a syllable in spoken language, taking advantage of homophonics.”

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