Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
HOMOGRAPHS, HOMONYMS AND CULTURAL PRACTICES IN RELATION TO TAMIL-ENGLISH THESAURUS. |
| Authors: |
Neelameghan, A. anm2002@vsnl.net |
| Source: |
Information Studies. Apr2008, Vol. 14 Issue 2, p99-110. 12p. |
| Subjects: |
Thesauri, Multilingual thesauri, Homonyms, Tamil language, Tamil (Indic people), Onomasiology, Indigenous peoples, Language & languages, Cross-language information retrieval |
| Abstract: |
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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
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