Talk:Heteronym (linguistics)

message: I just that a thought that there are a few more "root" words, but I'm not sure if they should be in there, because they might or might not be be Australian colloquialisms... "Root" as in cheer/support - "I root for the other team" and "Root" as in quick fornication - "She and I had a root in the back of the car"............  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.240.198.196 (talk) 21:45, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

message: I'm thinking of moving these words into a table to make them more clearly readable:
Heteronyms
Spelling	Word A       	Word A        	Word A                   	Word B       	Word B        	Word B
        	Pronunciation	Part of speech	Meaning                  	Pronunciation	Part of Speech	Meaning
axes    	             	noun          	pl. of axis              	             	noun          	pl. of axe
bass    	             	noun          	low in pitch             	             	noun          	a fish
buffet  	             	noun          	type of meal             	             	verb          	to strike
close   	             	verb          	to obstruct              	             	adjective     	nearby
conduct 	             	noun          	action                   	             	verb          	to lead
content 	             	noun          	information              	             	adjective     	satisfied
convict 	             	verb          	to find guilty           	             	noun          	a criminal
does    	             	noun          	pl. of doe               	             	verb          	form of do
dove    	             	noun          	a bird                   	             	verb          	past tense of dive
entrance	             	noun          	doorway                  	             	verb          	to delight
invalid 	             	adjective     	incorrect                	             	noun          	a disabled person
live    	             	verb          	to be alive              	             	adjective     	having life
minute  	             	adjective     	small                    	             	noun          	unit of time
object  	             	noun          	a thing                  	             	verb          	to protest
polish  	             	verb          	to shine                 	             	adjective     	relating to Poland
produce 	             	verb          	to make                  	             	noun          	fruit and vegetables
project 	             	noun          	an undertaking           	             	verb          	to cast an image
read    	             	verb          	present tense            	             	verb          	past tense
rebel   	             	verb          	to resist                	             	noun          	one who rebels
record  	             	noun          	physical information     	             	verb          	to make a record
row     	             	verb          	to paddle a boat         	             	noun          	an argument
sewer   	             	noun          	drainage pipes           	             	noun          	one who sews
sow     	             	verb          	to plant seeds           	             	noun          	a female pig
subject 	             	noun          	a topic                  	             	verb          	to cause to undergo
tear    	             	noun          	liquid produced by crying	             	verb          	to separate
wind    	             	noun          	air movement             	             	verb          	to tighten a spring
wound   	             	verb          	past tense of wind       	             	noun          	an injury
"Bow" I cannot easily fit into the table, because of the two pronunciations with myriad meanings.  --Xyzzyva 07:01, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Possible table 

message: It would useful to include information about words that shift hyphenation such as pro-ject/proj-ect.  The Liang thesis also lists a-rith-met-ic/ar-ith-met-ic, eve-ning/even-ing, pro-gress/prog-ress, tri-bune/trib-une. — MaxEnt 05:13, 29 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hyphenation shift 

message: Are there any examples? I have note been able to find any, but that may be more to do with search engines.
If there are none, a statement to that effect would be useful!
Norman Paterson
121.79.233.250 (talk) 03:06, 24 December 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: In French I can only remember est (is, east) being a heteronym. Bringing up kanji should be an interesting idea as well. Hill Crest's WikiLaser! (BOOM!)  17:54, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: There are many in French; I've added some. --Macrakis (talk) 17:56, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Languages other than English 

message: * bear (v) to carry
* bear (n) a large mammal
Shawn H Corey (talk) 00:18, 12 September 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Those are homonyms, but not heteronyms, because they're pronounced the same. --Macrakis (talk) 17:57, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Missing Words