Exercise General definition of ambiguity: Difference between revisions
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- a word with only one meaning | - a word with only one meaning | ||
|| 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 | - a polysemous word | ||
|| 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/> | ||
|| e.g. <br/> | || e.g. <br/> | ||
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|| 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 | + a homophone word | ||
|| | || 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/> | ||
|| e.g. <br/> | || e.g. <br/> | ||
Revision as of 00:17, 15 November 2013
The following material is an adapted form of material created by student participants of the project e-Learning Resources for Semantics (e-LRS).
Involved participants: Nicki, Marc M, Leo, Anna Böcher, Lorena
General definition of ambiguity