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indefinite articles, ‘a’ or ‘an’ in English, or ‘’n’ in Afrikaans, or by <strong>the</strong> definite<br />
articles ‘<strong>the</strong>’ or ‘die’, respectively.<br />
The second homophonous diamorph present in <strong>the</strong> discourse is <strong>the</strong> indefinite<br />
article ‘a’ or ‘’n’, which are both pronounced [ə]. Of importance is <strong>the</strong> fact that<br />
while English has a second indefinite article (‘an’), Afrikaans does not.<br />
The following is a list <strong>of</strong> utterances in which homophonous diamorphs are<br />
present:<br />
Table 9: Homophonous diamorphs in <strong>the</strong> discourse<br />
Turn Phrase<br />
2 ‘n report back<br />
55 ‘n outfit<br />
‘n boy<br />
59 ‘n unguarded manner<br />
63 ‘n South African<br />
93 ‘n suit<br />
‘n tie<br />
127 ‘n SMS<br />
129 ‘n joke<br />
162 ‘n tour<br />
182 ‘n rumour<br />
190 ‘n pub<br />
266 ‘n All Blacks supporter<br />
280 ‘n South African<br />
308 ‘n personal storie<br />
421 ‘n rumour<br />
502 ‘n recording<br />
504 ‘n reminder diary<br />
579 ‘n request<br />
‘n call centre<br />
618 ‘n floral dress<br />
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