Morphology and semantics Practice on 8 Nov 2010 Falloween: an extended celebration or observance of Halloween, often beginning several weeks before the day; the retail season that extends from the beginning of fall through Halloween and Thanksgiving in the US (fall to Halloween). Giraffiti: graffiti painted at a high spot (graffiti and giraffe). Metrosexual: an urban male with a strong aesthetic sense who spends a great deal of time and money on his appearance and lifestyle (metropolis and heterosexual). Nicotini: a nicotine-laced martini (nicotine and martini ). Pedlock: the condition or state of being so crowded that people are unable to move easily in any direction ( pedestrian and gridlock). Term Meaning Spelling Pronunciation Homonym Different Same Same Homograph Different Same Same or different Homophone Different Same or different Same Polyseme Different but related Same Same or different Rhetoric features of homonyms Homophones Phoebe: I brought you alphabet soup. Lizzie: Pick out the vowels? Phoebe: Yes, but I left in the Y’s. You know, sometimes people wanna know why. Joey: Ah, now Rach, these ah, these little women.
