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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 pepper is really hot. -> hot = extremely spicy | |||
* This soup is really hot. -> hot = warm | |||
* That was a really hot debate -> hot = involving much activity | |||
* Marc is very hot on Hifi. -> hot = very knowledgable, interested in | |||
* The whole situation was too hot to be handled by us alone -> hot = difficult to deal with | |||
If you want to check if a word has different meanings you can consult a dictionary. A good address is http://oxforddictionaries.com <br/> | |||
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Revision as of 20:22, 6 January 2014
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
Think of three sentences in which the word “hot” has different meanings.
Check your solution here
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 pepper is really hot. -> hot = extremely spicy
- This soup is really hot. -> hot = warm
- That was a really hot debate -> hot = involving much activity
- Marc is very hot on Hifi. -> hot = very knowledgable, interested in
- The whole situation was too hot to be handled by us alone -> hot = difficult to deal with
If you want to check if a word has different meanings you can consult a dictionary. A good address is http://oxforddictionaries.com