homonymy
Let an agent handle homonymy by type, examples and disambiguation, supporting sense separation in dictionaries, registries and language technology.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Type Which homonymy.
Kind
Homograph, homophone.
Kind
Homonymy type.
- Is it homography, homophony or full homonymy? definition
- What are the forms? definition
Versus polysemy
Related meanings.
Versus polysemy
Homonymy versus polysemy.
- Are the meanings unrelated or related? boundary
- What does etymology show? provenance
Disambiguation Context.
Context
Clues.
Context
Context clues.
- Which sense fits this context? definition
- What clues support it? definition
Technology
NLP.
Technology
Language technology.
- How do systems disambiguate word senses? definition
- How accurate are they? measurement
Lexicography Dictionaries.
Entries
Structure.
Entries
Dictionary entries.
- Should these senses be separate entries or one entry? action
- How do major dictionaries treat them? provenance
Registry
Thing registry.
Registry
Registry senses.
- Does this registry entry mix homonymous senses? boundary
- How should they be split? action
Learning Teaching.
Examples
Sentences.
Examples
Examples.
- Which example sentences show the different meanings? action
- Are they clear? boundary
Languages
Cross-linguistic.
Languages
Other languages.
- How does homonymy work in other languages, such as through tones or characters? provenance
- Which sources describe it? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Cross-cutting context
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- XCT
- Domain
- XCT.REL
- Other names and narrower kinds
- homography
What it is Filled
The relation between words that share the same form (spelling and/or pronunciation) but have unrelated meanings, such as bank (river) and bank (money); homography and homophony are related types.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle homonymy by type, examples and disambiguation, supporting sense separation in dictionaries, registries and language technology.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Unrelated meanings
- Shared form
- Causes ambiguity
- Resolved by context
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Choose one sense of an ambiguous word silently where the choice changes the meaning.
- Present the homonyms of one language as applying in another.
- Invent etymologies to explain homonyms.
Only with a human decision
- Resolving ambiguous wording in a contract, instruction or law.
May
- Identify homonyms and distinguish their senses with sources.
- Ask which sense is meant when a word is ambiguous.
Moral aspects Filled
- Ambiguity in words can lead to misunderstandings with real costs.
- Learners and translators rely on accurate distinctions.
Who is affected
- Readers and learners
- Translators
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody: a feature of language held in common.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q621461 - registry parent class
related
- symmetric relation - category
- polysemy - related meanings
- lexical semantics - field
requires
- word sense disambiguation - task
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.homonymy
- Wikidata: Q21701659 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21701659)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Same spelling or sound, unrelated meaning
- Separate dictionary entries
- Polysemy involves related meanings
- Identical word forms with different meanings.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- identify homonyms
- distinguish homonymy from polysemy
- disambiguate senses in context
- structure dictionary and registry entries
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Merging unrelated senses
- Splitting related senses unnecessarily
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Lexicographic practice
Context of use required Filled
- Distinguishing unrelated meanings that share a word form.
- homographs
- homophones
- full homonyms
- heteronyms
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q21701659: homonymy - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Homonymy - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should homographs and homophones be separate entries?
- How should registry senses be split?
- How should etymology be used as evidence?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q21701659/spec.json