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单词 homophene
释义

homophenen.

/ˈhɒməʊfiːn/
Etymology: Irregularly < homo- comb. form + Greek ϕαίνειν to show, to appear. (The Greek formation would be *ὁμοϕανής, giving English homophane.)
A word that looks the same as another during vocal articulation.Used esp. in the context of teaching speech to the profoundly deaf.
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homograph1873
homophene1883
homomorph1886
1883 A. G. Bell in Ann. Deaf & Dumb (1884) Jan. 59 A knowledge of homophenes, that is..of those words that present the same appearance to the eye.
1884 A. J. Ellis in Athenæum 12 Jan. 55/3 The word homophenes (similarly appearing), on the model of homophones (similarly sounding), was suggested to Prof. Graham Bell some years ago by Mr. Homer, late Principal of the Providence (Rhode Island) School for Deaf-Mutes, and has now been permanently adopted.
1947 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 25 Mar. 13/5 Watch your lips in a mirror and you will see why deaf persons have difficulty in distinguishing such homophenes as: my, pie, by; mat, bat, pet.
1977 S. L. Kirchner Signs for all Seasons 45 Homonyms are words that sound alike to a hearing person although they may not be spelled alike. When these words also look alike on the lips to the hearing impaired, they are called Homophenes.
1998 N. Tye-Murray Found. Aural Rehabilit. viii. 200 Homophenes are words that look the same on the mouth.

Derivatives

homoˈphenous adj. (more correctly homophanous)
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the mind > language > linguistics > semantics > homonymy > [adjective] > relating to a homophene
homophenous1883
1883 A. G. Bell in Ann. Deaf & Dumb (1884) Jan. 44 Homophenous words, or words that have the same appearance to the eye.
1977 S. L. Kirchner Signs for all Seasons 45 The speech sounds that are homophenous (look alike) are: f, v, ph, m, b, p,..K, hard c, hard g.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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