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Homographs, Homonyms and Cultural Practices in Relation to Tamil-English Thesaurus


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This paper briefly discusses homonym and homograph problems encountered in developing a Tamil-English bi-lingual thesaurus, and the reasons for the occurrence of certain types of homographs in classical Tamil (cankam and pre-cankam period - 3rd century BCE and earlier). The latter appears to be the manifestation of a cultural / linguistic behavioural pattern of Tamil people of those times. Similar naming practices among certain North American indigenous people are also noted.
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A. Neelameghan
Contact: 216, 4th Main Road, 16th Cross Road, Malleswaram West, Bangalore 560055, India

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This paper briefly discusses homonym and homograph problems encountered in developing a Tamil-English bi-lingual thesaurus, and the reasons for the occurrence of certain types of homographs in classical Tamil (cankam and pre-cankam period - 3rd century BCE and earlier). The latter appears to be the manifestation of a cultural / linguistic behavioural pattern of Tamil people of those times. Similar naming practices among certain North American indigenous people are also noted.

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