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"Everyone loves someone." <br/> | "Everyone loves someone." <br/> | ||
The sentence can be read in the two following ways. <br/> | The sentence can be read in the two following ways. <br/> | ||
*Everyone loves the same someone | *Everyone loves the same someone. | ||
*Everyone loves some different person | *Everyone loves some different person. | ||
See the Glossary entry on [[Glossary:Scope Ambiguity| Scope Ambiguity]] for more information. <br/> | See the Glossary entry on [[Glossary:Scope Ambiguity| Scope Ambiguity]] for more information. <br/> | ||
[[NMTS-Group1#Exercise I| Try it again, please!]] | [[NMTS-Group1#Exercise I| Try it again, please!]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:14, 14 February 2013
Sorry, the answer is not correct.
Scope ambiguity deals with the scope of quantifiers (every, some ...) and is a form of structural ambiguity.
e.g.
"Everyone loves someone."
The sentence can be read in the two following ways.
- Everyone loves the same someone.
- Everyone loves some different person.
See the Glossary entry on Scope Ambiguity for more information.