Exercise General definition of ambiguity: Difference between revisions
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{ Which word is the ambiguous word in the sentence? | { Which word is the ambiguous word in the sentence? | ||
|type="{}" } | |type="{}" } | ||
# I bought it without any further inquiry: { bought (i) } | #I bought it without any further inquiry: { bought (i) } | ||
|| '''Bought''' can be read in at least the two following ways: <br/> | || '''Bought''' can be read in at least the two following ways: <br/> | ||
|| *Bought as "purchased": I purchased it without any further inquiry | || *Bought as "purchased": I purchased it without any further inquiry | ||
|| *Bought as "believed": I believed it without any further inquiry. | || *Bought as "believed": I believed it without any further inquiry. | ||
# There is no bank in this town: { bank (i) } | #There is no bank in this town: { bank (i) } | ||
|| '''Bank''' can be understood in two different ways: | || '''Bank''' can be understood in two different ways: | ||
|| *Bank as something to sit on: "There is not a bank to sit on in this town." | || *Bank as something to sit on: "There is not a bank to sit on in this town." | ||
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General definition of ambiguity