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{ What is an ambiguous word? | { What is an ambiguous word? | ||
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- a word with only one meaning | |||
|| Sorry, the answer is not correct. | || Sorry, the answer is not correct. | ||
|| A word with just one meaning is '''un'''ambiguous. <br/> | || A word with just one meaning is '''un'''ambiguous. <br/> | ||
|| See also the glossary entry on [[Glossary:Ambiguity#Ambiguity|Ambiguity]] for more information.<br/> | || See also the glossary entry on [[Glossary:Ambiguity#Ambiguity|Ambiguity]] for more information.<br/> | ||
- a polysemous word | |||
|| Sorry, but your answer is not entirely correct. | || Sorry, but your answer is not entirely correct. | ||
|| Polysemous means that a sound sequence has two or more different, but '''semantically related''' meanings. <br/> | || Polysemous means that a sound sequence has two or more different, but '''semantically related''' meanings. <br/> | ||
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|| *An adult male human being (vs. boy) | || *An adult male human being (vs. boy) | ||
|| See the Glossary entry on [[Glossary:Polysemy|Polysemy]] for more information. <br/> | || See the Glossary entry on [[Glossary:Polysemy|Polysemy]] for more information. <br/> | ||
+ a homophone word | |||
|| Very good, that is correct. | || Very good, that is correct. | ||
|| A homophone is a form that has two or more distinct meanings, but is pronounced in the same way. <br/> | || A homophone is a form that has two or more distinct meanings, but is pronounced in the same way. <br/> | ||
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|| *Everyone loves some different person. | || *Everyone loves some different person. | ||
|| See the Glossary entry on [[Glossary:Scope Ambiguity| Scope Ambiguity]] for more information. <br/> | || See the Glossary entry on [[Glossary:Scope Ambiguity| Scope Ambiguity]] for more information. <br/> | ||
+ lexical ambiguity | |||
|| Very good, that is correct. <br/> | |||
|| Lexical ambiguity means that the ambiguity arises on the level of the lexeme (word). | || Lexical ambiguity means that the ambiguity arises on the level of the lexeme (word). | ||
|| e.g. | || e.g. | ||
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|| *The speaker fainted next to a financial institute, so enough people were there who could help him. | || *The speaker fainted next to a financial institute, so enough people were there who could help him. | ||
|| See the Glossary entry on [[Glossary:Lexical_Ambiguity|Lexical Ambiguity]] for more information. <br/> | || See the Glossary entry on [[Glossary:Lexical_Ambiguity|Lexical Ambiguity]] for more information. <br/> | ||
- structural ambiguity | |||
|| Sorry, the answer is not correct. | || Sorry, the answer is not correct. | ||
|| Structural ambiguity deals with ambiguity on the level of syntax. | || Structural ambiguity deals with ambiguity on the level of syntax. | ||
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{ Think of three sentences in which the word “hot” has different meanings. | { Think of three sentences in which the word “hot” has different meanings. | ||
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+ Done | |||
|| The Oxford dictionary proposes the following six different solutions (according to the dictionary you used other solutions might be possible: | || The Oxford dictionary proposes the following six different solutions (according to the dictionary you used other solutions might be possible: | ||
||* This girl is really hot. -> hot = good looking | ||* This girl is really hot. -> hot = good looking | ||
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General definition of ambiguity