homophonous Who acts: Homophonous words, Homophonous music, other parts, Pair, Knight, joke · What happens: sound, have, move along, be, work, say · To what, where: different spellings, different meanings, one main tune, joke, one, homophonous slip · Speech: someone speaks here
«homophonous» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: homophonous in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Homophonous words sound exactly the same but have different meanings, and often different spellings, like «pair» and «pear».
The tree, 18 words compound nsubj advmod det xcomp cc conj amod obj punct cc advmod amod obl punct case punct parataxis punct cc punct conj punct punct root Homophonous PROPN words NOUN sound VERB exactly ADV the DET same ADJ but CCONJ have VERB different ADJ meanings NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ often ADV different ADJ spellings NOUN , PUNCT like ADP « PUNCT pair NOUN » PUNCT and CCONJ « PUNCT pear NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Homophonous Homophonous PROPN Number=Sing 2 words compound 2 words word NOUN Number=Plur 3 sound nsubj 3 sound sound VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 exactly exactly ADV _ 6 same advmod 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 same det 6 same same ADJ Degree=Pos 3 sound xcomp 7 but but CCONJ _ 8 have cc 8 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 sound conj 9 different different ADJ Degree=Pos 10 meanings amod 10 meanings meaning NOUN Number=Plur 8 have obj 11 , , PUNCT _ 15 spellings punct 12 and and CCONJ _ 15 spellings cc 13 often often ADV _ 14 different advmod 14 different different ADJ Degree=Pos 15 spellings amod 15 spellings spelling NOUN Number=Plur 3 sound obl 16 , , PUNCT _ 19 pair punct 17 like like ADP _ 19 pair case 18 « « PUNCT _ 19 pair punct 19 pair pair NOUN Number=Sing 3 sound parataxis 20 » » PUNCT _ 19 pair punct 21 and and CCONJ _ 23 pear cc 22 « « PUNCT _ 23 pear punct 23 pear pear NOUN Number=Sing 19 pair conj 24 » » PUNCT _ 19 pair punct 25 . . PUNCT _ 3 sound punct
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1 sound present Homophonous words different spellings same property tree rules 2 have present Homophonous words not said here different meanings vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meaning=Patient
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Meaning 2 Usage: music, rare — kept apart, not parsed.
Homophonous music has one main tune with the other parts moving along with it as chords.
The tree, 16 words compound nsubj nummod amod obj case det amod nmod acl advmod case obl case obl punct root Homophonous PROPN music NOUN has VERB one NUM main ADJ tune NOUN with ADP the DET other ADJ parts NOUN moving VERB along ADV with ADP it PRON as ADP chords NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Homophonous Homophonous PROPN Number=Sing 2 music compound 2 music music NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 tune nummod 5 main main ADJ Degree=Pos 6 tune amod 6 tune tune NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 7 with with ADP _ 10 parts case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 parts det 9 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 10 parts amod 10 parts part NOUN Number=Plur 6 tune nmod 11 moving move VERB VerbForm=Ger 10 parts acl 12 along along ADV _ 11 moving advmod 13 with with ADP _ 14 it case 14 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 moving obl 15 as as ADP _ 16 chords case 16 chords chord NOUN Number=Plur 11 moving obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present Homophonous music one main tune with the other parts vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tune=Patient 2 move along gerund the other parts not said here with music; as chords; along property vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
Example 1 «Pair» and «pear» are homophonous.
punct nsubj punct cc punct conj punct cop punct root « PUNCT Pair NOUN » PUNCT and CCONJ « PUNCT pear NOUN » PUNCT are AUX homophonous ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Pair punct 2 Pair pair NOUN Number=Sing 9 homophonous nsubj 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 Pair punct 4 and and CCONJ _ 6 pear cc 5 « « PUNCT _ 6 pear punct 6 pear pear NOUN Number=Sing 2 Pair conj 7 » » PUNCT _ 6 pear punct 8 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 homophonous cop 9 homophonous homophonous ADJ Degree=Pos root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 homophonous punct
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1 is present Pair and pear homophonous property tree rules
Example 2 «Knight» is homophonous with «night», so the joke works when you say it aloud.
The tree, 14 words punct nsubj punct cop case punct obl punct punct advmod det nsubj parataxis advmod nsubj advcl obj advmod punct root « PUNCT Knight NOUN » PUNCT is AUX homophonous ADJ with ADP « PUNCT night NOUN » PUNCT , PUNCT so ADV the DET joke NOUN works VERB when ADV you PRON say VERB it PRON aloud ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Knight punct 2 Knight knight NOUN Number=Sing 5 homophonous nsubj 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 Knight punct 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 homophonous cop 5 homophonous homophonous ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 with with ADP _ 8 night case 7 « « PUNCT _ 8 night punct 8 night night NOUN Number=Sing 5 homophonous obl 9 » » PUNCT _ 8 night punct 10 , , PUNCT _ 14 works punct 11 so so ADV _ 14 works advmod 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 joke det 13 joke joke NOUN Number=Sing 14 works nsubj 14 works work VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 homophonous parataxis 15 when when ADV PronType=Int 17 say advmod 16 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 17 say nsubj 17 say say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 works advcl 18 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 17 say obj 19 aloud aloud ADV _ 17 say advmod 20 . . PUNCT _ 5 homophonous punct
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1 is present Knight night homophonous property tree rules 2 work present the joke vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 say speech: assert present you joke aloud property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic
Example 3 Our spelling list this week is full of homophonous words.
nmod:poss compound nsubj det nsubj cop case amod obl punct root Our PRON spelling NOUN list NOUN this DET week NOUN is AUX full ADJ of ADP homophonous ADJ words NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 list nmod:poss 2 spelling spelling NOUN Number=Sing 3 list compound 3 list list NOUN Number=Sing 7 full nsubj 4 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 5 week det 5 week week NOUN Number=Sing 7 full nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 full cop 7 full full ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 of of ADP _ 10 words case 9 homophonous homophonous ADJ Degree=Pos 10 words amod 10 words word NOUN Number=Plur 7 full obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 full punct
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1 is present Our spelling list of homophonous words; full property tree rules 2 list Our nom list «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 4 Many jokes and puns depend on homophonous words.
amod nsubj cc conj case amod obl punct root Many ADJ jokes NOUN and CCONJ puns NOUN depend VERB on ADP homophonous ADJ words NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Many many ADJ Degree=Pos 2 jokes amod 2 jokes joke NOUN Number=Plur 5 depend nsubj 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 puns cc 4 puns pun NOUN Number=Plur 2 jokes conj 5 depend depend VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 on on ADP _ 8 words case 7 homophonous homophonous ADJ Degree=Pos 8 words amod 8 words word NOUN Number=Plur 5 depend obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 depend punct
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1 depend present Many jokes and puns on homophonous words vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S_ING»: agent=Agent on word=Theme
Example 5 «Their», «there» and «they're» are homophonous, so check which one you mean.
The tree, 13 words punct nmod:poss punct punct punct punct cc punct nsubj cop punct cop conj punct advmod conj det obj nsubj acl:relcl punct root « PUNCT Their PRON » PUNCT , PUNCT « PUNCT there ADV » PUNCT and CCONJ « PUNCT they PRON 're AUX » PUNCT are AUX homophonous ADJ , PUNCT so ADV check VERB which DET one NOUN you PRON mean VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Their punct 2 Their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 there nmod:poss 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 Their punct 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 there punct 5 « « PUNCT _ 6 there punct 6 there there ADV PronType=Dem root root 7 » » PUNCT _ 6 there punct 8 and and CCONJ _ 14 homophonous cc 9 « « PUNCT _ 14 homophonous punct 10 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 homophonous nsubj 11 're be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 » cop 12 » » PUNCT _ 10 they punct 13 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 homophonous cop 14 homophonous homophonous ADJ Degree=Pos 6 there conj 15 , , PUNCT _ 17 check punct 16 so so ADV _ 17 check advmod 17 check check VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 there conj 18 which which DET PronType=Int 19 one det 19 one one NOUN Number=Sing 17 check obj 20 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 21 mean nsubj 21 mean mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 19 one acl:relcl 22 . . PUNCT _ 6 there punct
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1 is present they homophonous property tree rules 2 check infinitive which one vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Theme 3 mean present you which one not said here vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Topic
Example 6 A spell checker cannot spot a homophonous slip like «I one the race».
The tree, 14 words det compound nsubj aux advmod det amod obj case punct nsubj nummod det nmod punct punct root A DET spell NOUN checker NOUN can AUX not PART spot VERB a DET homophonous ADJ slip NOUN like ADP « PUNCT I PRON one NUM the DET race NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 checker det 2 spell spell NOUN Number=Sing 3 checker compound 3 checker checker NOUN Number=Sing 6 spot nsubj 4 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 spot aux 5 not not PART Polarity=Neg 6 spot advmod 6 spot spot VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 slip det 8 homophonous homophonous ADJ Degree=Pos 9 slip amod 9 slip slip NOUN Number=Sing 6 spot obj 10 like like ADP _ 15 race case 11 « « PUNCT _ 13 one punct 12 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 13 one nsubj 13 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 15 race nummod 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 race det 15 race race NOUN Number=Sing 9 slip nmod 16 » » PUNCT _ 15 race punct 17 . . PUNCT _ 6 spot punct
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1 not spot can a spell checker a homophonous slip like the one race vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme slip=Destination
Example 7 In some accents «caught» and «court» are homophonous, in others they are not.
The tree, 13 words case det obl punct punct cc punct nsubj punct cop conj punct case obl nsubj cop nmod punct root In ADP some DET accents NOUN « PUNCT caught VERB » PUNCT and CCONJ « PUNCT court NOUN » PUNCT are AUX homophonous ADJ , PUNCT in ADP others NOUN they PRON are AUX not PART . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 accents case 2 some some DET PronType=Ind 3 accents det 3 accents accent NOUN Number=Plur 5 caught obl 4 « « PUNCT _ 5 caught punct 5 caught catch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 » » PUNCT _ 5 caught punct 7 and and CCONJ _ 12 homophonous cc 8 « « PUNCT _ 9 court punct 9 court court NOUN Number=Sing 12 homophonous nsubj 10 » » PUNCT _ 9 court punct 11 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 homophonous cop 12 homophonous homophonous ADJ Degree=Pos 5 caught conj 13 , , PUNCT _ 15 others punct 14 in in ADP _ 15 others case 15 others other NOUN Number=Plur 5 caught obl 16 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 18 not nsubj 17 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 not cop 18 not not PART Polarity=Neg 15 others nmod 19 . . PUNCT _ 5 caught punct
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1 catch in a quote past some accents in others vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 is present court homophonous property tree rules
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