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Nearly there: The answer is correct, but there is another possibilty as well <br/> | |||
Scope ambiguity deals with the scope of quantifiers (every, some ...) and is a form of structural ambiguity. <br/> | |||
[[NMTS-Group1# | e.g. | ||
"Everyone loves someone." <br/> | |||
The sentence can be read in the two following ways. <br/> | |||
*Everyone loves the same someone | |||
*Everyone loves some different person | |||
See the Glossary entry on [[Glossary:Scope Ambiguity| Scope Ambiguity]] for more information. <br/> | |||
[[NMTS-Group1#Exercise II| Try to find the other possible solution!]] |
Revision as of 15:50, 4 February 2013
Nearly there: The answer is correct, but there is another possibilty as well
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.