homonyms

At Lunar New Year, certain foods are particularly lucky to eat. Why? Because in Chinese, their names are puns on fortunate things. Damn, maybe noodles are all it takes to get me into puns after all... Professor Miranda Brown, cultural historian of China specialising in food and drink, explains the wordplay foods of new year, and why names are so resonant in Chinese.

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It’s wordplay week, because Justin has written six trivia questions about homonyms, which are words with multiple meanings. We also get into discussions of musical instruments, fishing, and movie history!

3:36: Q1 (Music): What two instruments, one a woodwind, the other a member of the brass family, are both homonyms for types of glasses that you might drink champagne from?

13:50: Q2 (Sports & Games): This present participle sounds like someone is scheming, but it can also refer to the sport of fishing.

20:07: Q3 (Everything Else): Though it can also mean a type of song, like Bach’s “on the G String”, what classical element did Anaximenes argue was the origin of all others?

29:22: Q4 (Arts & Literature): Also known by her Chinese name Sai Zhenzhu, what author has a first name that can also mean a bubble of champagne or tapioca, and a last name that can also mean a dollar or a deer?

35:56: Q5 (Times & Places): A homonym of a U.S. state, what Eastern European country’s President is Salome Zurabishvili?

40:57: Q6 (Movies & TV): Homonymously, it refers to an unpowered vehicle pulled by a powered vehicle.  Name this particular form of advertisement, usually for a movie.

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Vamos a terminar nuestra conversación sobre los homógrafos y los homófonos. En el último episodio, discutimos los homófonos, cómo I y eye. En este episodio, enfocamos un tipo específico de homófono - los homónimos (homonyms) - con 10 ejemplos.

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Los Recursos de Investigación:
El Consejo Cultural
"Irish Dance" por DanceUS.org
"Riverdance the final performance" subido por 3276aj el 15 de junio de 2013
"Los Juegos de las Highlands" el 1 de mayo de 2015
"Film of Kenmore Highland Games 2018 with bagpipes, dancing and heavy events in Perthshire, Scotland" por Braemar Media", subido el 10 de julio de 2018
"Eisteddfod, un festival a toda tradición", por Patagonia.com.ar
"What is an Eisteddfod!??" por University of Rio Grande and Rio Grande Community College
"Visit the Eisteddfod!" por S4C Dysgu Cymraeg subido el 30 de mayo de 2019

El Episodio 

Dictionary.com, "Homonym", "Heteronym", "Homophone", "Homograph"
RAE, "Heterónimo, ma", "Homófono", y "Homónimo"
"Examples of Homonyms" por Your Dictionary
"Homonym: List of 300+ Homonyms in English with Examples" por 7ESL.com el 12 de marzo de 2019
"Elvis Presley - Burning Love (Official Audio)" subido por Elvis Presley el 15 de diciembre de 2013 

Have you ever wondered what word pairs like bow (as in, an arrow) and bow (as in, a ribbon wrapped around a present) are called? The answer is, "Homonyms"! And yes, they have them in Spanish, too! In today's episode, we'll cover 10 examples of Spanish homónimos.

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Resources for This Episode:
Cultural Tip
"JARABE TAPATIO" by donQuijote.org

"Tradicional baile del Jarabe Tapatio" uploaded by Zona Guadalajara on Nov. 19, 2015

"How Mexican Traditions Work" by Dave Roos on How Stuff Works
"The Culture and Customs of Mexico" by Helen Dwyer for Chimu Blog

"Posadas, A Tradition to Pass Down" by Mi Padrino

"Guelaguetza Festival in Oaxaca" by Suzanne Barbezat for Trip Savvy, uploaded Jan. 30, 219
"La Guelaguetza, Oaxaca, México" by México Extraordinario, uploaded Jan. 10, 2019

Episode Content
"Homonym Words in Spanish Language" by enioadmin for Spanish School Antigua Guatemala Blog, posted May 18, 2020
"20 Ejemplos de Homóninos" by Enciclopedia de Ejemplos (2019)
"¿Qué son los homónimos?" by Blog de Lengua, Dec. 17, 2010
"Ortografía De Homófonos, Parónimos, Siglas Y Homónimos" by Hiru.eus
"Don - Honorific title explained and how to use it" by learn spanish for Spanish School Antigua Guatemala Blog, posted Nov. 5, 2018

Seguimos la discussión de unos conceptos dificeles de la gramática inglesa: homographs (los homógrafos) y homophones (los homófonos). En particular, heteronyms y homonyms. En este episodio, vamos a concentrarnos en 10 homophones, y en el próximo episodio en 10 homonyms.

*Perdon, tuve problemas técnicos con este episodio, entonces es un poquito tarde.*

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Los Recursos de Investigación:
El Consejo Cultural
"Tea Time in Britain" por Natter & Ramble, el junio 2019
"La hora del té, usos y costumbres de la tradición más británica" por el Directo al Paladar
"Eccentric British Events - World Hen Racing Championship 2015, Barley Mow, Bonsall (Derbyshire)" por Jonathan Pow, subido el 17 de agosto de 2015

"Bun Throwing" por Discover Abingdon.gov
"Abingdon Bun Throwing - Royal Wedding 29/4/11" por tracking-shot el 1 de mayo de 2011

El Episodio
Dictionary.com, "Homonym", "Heteronym", "Homophone", "Homograph"
RAE, "Heterónimo, ma", "Homófono", y "Homónimo"
"20 Ejemplos de Homónimos" por el Enciclopedia de Ejemplos (2019). "Homónimos".