tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Aug 19 04:26:30 1996
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Re: Well. Formerly Re: KLBC: jIlIH'egh [Introduction]
- From: "Mark J. Reed" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Well. Formerly Re: KLBC: jIlIH'egh [Introduction]
- Date: Mon, 19 Aug 1996 07:26:16 -0400
- Organization: Hewlett-Packard Company
- References: <[email protected]>
Donald E. Vick wrote:
\
\ ghItlh marqoS:
\ > In English, the two
\ > members of a homophone pair are always spelled differently. If
they're
\ > spelled the same (such as the various meanings of "spine" that
started this
\ > thread), then it's not considered a case of homophony; it's
considered
\ > to be multiple meanings for a single word.
\ Would that mean that 'bat' as in baseball and 'bat' as in vampire are
the *same
\ word*? I think they actually come from different sources. They are
listed
\ separately in the dictionary.
bIlughbej. "bat(1)" "bat(2)" je [lu]tu'lu'. mu'tlheghwIjDaq {motlh}
yIchel.
-marqoS
P.S. wa'maH loS Hu' {lu-} {tu'lu'} je vIqel. jangpu' pagh. janglaH vay'?
\
\ taDI'oS vIq, law'wI'pu'vaD Holtej jIH
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