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'''General definition of ambiguity''' | '''General definition of ambiguity''' | ||
{a) What is an ambiguous word? | { a) What is an ambiguous word? | ||
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- a word with only one meaning | - a word with only one meaning | ||
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{b) What is the technical term for words that have more than one meaning? | { b) What is the technical term for words that have more than one meaning? | ||
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- scope ambiguity | - scope ambiguity | ||
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|| *Bank as financial institution: "There is no financial institution in this town." | || *Bank as financial institution: "There is no financial institution in this town." | ||
{d) Think of three sentences in which the word “hot” has different meanings. | { d) Think of three sentences in which the word “hot” has different meanings. | ||
|type="()"} | |type="()"} | ||
+ Done | + Done | ||
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