Description
Book Synopsis This expanded fourth edition defines and cross-references 9,040 homophones and 2,133 homographs (up from 7,870 and 1,554 in the 3rd ed.).
As the most comprehensive compilation of American homophones (words that sound alike) and homographs (look-alikes), this latest edition serves well where even the most modern spell-checkers and word processors fail--although rain, reign, and rein may be spelled correctly, the context in which these words may appropriately be used is not obvious to a computer.
Trade Reviewa serious work of exemplary scholarship that stands alone in the field...recommended"" -
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ARBA""valuable resource...the annotated bibliography is more than seven excellent pages in length...useful"" -
Library Journal""a fascinating compendium of potential misunderstandings...a gold mine for students of English and for writers, journalists, and instructors...recommended"" -
Choice""the best roster of these phenoma"" -
Wilson Library Bulletin""a good choice for any library"" -
Reference Quarterly""a good sourcebook"" -
C&RL News""the interesting annotated bibliography is a useful, critical guide to a very wide range of relevant dictionaries and commentaries...essential"" -
Reference Reviews.Table of Contents
- Preface
- Overview of Homophones and Homograph
- Definitions
- The “Conflict of Homophones” Controversy
- Criteria for Including and Excluding Words
- Notational Devices and Phonetic Symbols
- Organization of the Dictionary
- Some Final Thoughts
- Homophones
- Homographs
- Appendix: Unusual Groupings
- Homophones
- Five or More One-Syllable Words
- Four or More Two-Syllable Words
- Three or More Three-Syllable Words
- All Four-, Five-, and Six-Syllable Words
- Homographs (three or more words)
- Homophones and Homographs (all words)
- Annotated Bibliography
