Also (perhaps a better example, since no change of part of speech is involved) : We row every day. ([rō] : take exercise) We row every day. ([rou]: argue) -------- Philip Taylor (Webmaster) wrote: > > > > Matthew Raymond wrote: > > > In theory, pronunciation and inflection can provide semantic > > information. > > And in practice, too : cf "object" (sb.) [ŏb'jĕkt'] & "object" (vb) > [əb-jĕkt'] > Philip Taylor. >Received on Thursday, 31 May 2007 14:24:09 GMT
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