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  { a) What is an ambiguous word?
  {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?
  { 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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{ c) Which word is the ambiguous word in the sentence?
{ 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."


{ d) 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
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Revision as of 23:22, 10 June 2013

General definition of ambiguity

1 {What is an ambiguous word?

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scope ambiguity

2 Which word is the ambiguous word in the sentence?

#I bought it without any further inquiry.

#There is no bank in this town.

3 Think of three sentences in which the word “hot” has different meanings.

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