THE USE OF HOMONYMS WORDS IN TOP 5 TONGUE TWISTER ENGLISH- LEARN ENGLISH WITH ENGLISH CLASS

Authors

  • I Gede Neil Prajamukti Wardhana Dhyana Pura University, Indonesia Author
  • Gina Ivana Mambrasar Dhyana Pura University, Indonesia Author
  • Ni Luh Desy Suari Dewi Dhyana Pura University, Indonesia Author
  • Gek Wulan Novi Utami Dhyana Pura University, Indonesia Author

Keywords:

Tongue Twister, Homonym, Homophone

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to determine the types of homonymous words and the meaning of each type of homonymous word in the top 5 Tongue twister English- learn English with English class on the YouTube channel Learning English. The data was analyzed using Parera's (2004) theory. The research design is qualitative, and the data sources for this investigation are the homonyms that appear within the tongue twister.  According to the data, there are two types of homonyms: homophones and homographs. There are ten homophones on the video, two in each tongue twister, while there is only one homograph in the "if two witches were to watch two watches, which one would they watch?" tongue twister. It can be concluded that homophones shape the majority of homonyms. Understanding homonym and homograph usage and distinctions in tongue twisters and also to improve the use of pronunciation is the objective of this research.

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Published

2026-10-13

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2023): International Journal of Linguistics and Discourse Analytics

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