[Lexicog] Extraordinary English

[Hayim Sheynin]

For information of the membres of the list.
The similar phenomenon like in English
ocurs in Semitic languages, particularly
in Arabic and Hebrew. This linguistic
phenomenon is called paronomasia.
In Hebrew the homophones (tsimmudim)
at least in the medieval poetry are used
for rhyming, in Arabic the same phenomenon
is called tadjnis and particular membres of
the homophonic group are called djinas.
There are long poems composed from
groups from two to six verses rhyming in
similar word.

Hayim Sheynin

On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 11:16 AM, Dr. Fritz Goerling <
fritz.goerling at yahoo.de> wrote:

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> Hi Nick,
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> I got this list about the extraordinary English language from an
> Australian friend.
> English is a most fascinating language and a lot of fun. It lends itself
> to all
> kinds of puns and jokes based on homonyms and homographs:
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> Can you, as a native speaker of English, respond with a couple good ones ?
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> My mother tongue is German. To get an entertaining look at it, I recommend
> that you read Mark Twain's article "The Awful German language":
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> http://www.crossmyt.com/hc/linghebr/awfgrmlg.html [image: Smiley Emoticon]
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> Fritz
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>  *From:* Nicholas Miller <nick.miller at czech-translation.com>
> *Sent:* Monday, February 18, 2013 12:06 PM
> *To:* lexicographylist at yahoogroups.com
> *Subject:* Re: [Lexicog] Extraordinary English
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> Very nice Fritz, is this yours or where did it come from?
> As a (youngly) retired English teacher myself, I especially appreciate the
> work that went into it.
> Nick Miller
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