Exercise General definition of ambiguity: Difference between revisions
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{ | {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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{ | { 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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{ | { Which word is the ambiguous word in the sentence? | ||
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#I bought it without any further inquiry. { bought (i) } | #I bought it without any further inquiry. { bought (i) } | ||
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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." | ||
{ | { Think of three sentences in which the word “hot” has different meanings. | ||
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+ Done | + Done | ||
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General definition of ambiguity