ExCh1 Ambiguity 1a-a: Difference between revisions
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Of course, you could argue that the name ''Pat'' could either refer to a female person (short for ''Patricia'') or a male person (short for ''Patrick''). In this sense, it would be a lexical ambiguity. | Of course, you could argue that the name ''Pat'' could either refer to a female person (short for ''Patricia'') or a male person (short for ''Patrick''). In this sense, it would be a lexical ambiguity. | ||
However, we are after a different type of ambiguity here. | |||
Try again or check the [[Types of ambiguity|explanations]]. | |||
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Latest revision as of 05:45, 28 September 2012
Example sentence: Pat didn't know a guest at the party.
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This is not a lexical ambiguity.
Of course, you could argue that the name Pat could either refer to a female person (short for Patricia) or a male person (short for Patrick). In this sense, it would be a lexical ambiguity. However, we are after a different type of ambiguity here.
Try again or check the explanations.