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=== Short description of the topic === | === Short description of the topic === | ||
Ambiguity is an extremely widespread phenomenon on which many puns and jokes are based on.<br/> | |||
A double meaning, i.e. ambiguity, is created on the lexical or structural level of meaning by: *[[Glossary:Polysemy|polysemy]] | |||
*[[Glossary:Homophony|homophony]] | |||
*[[Glossary:Homonymy|homonymy]] <br/> | |||
Either words, phrases or whole sentences can be ambigous.<br/> | |||
== References and links == | == References and links == | ||
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Ambiguity (Group 1)
Overview
Members
Short description of the topic
Ambiguity is an extremely widespread phenomenon on which many puns and jokes are based on.
A double meaning, i.e. ambiguity, is created on the lexical or structural level of meaning by: *polysemy
Either words, phrases or whole sentences can be ambigous.
References and links
References
- Bieswanger, Markus & Annette Becker. 2006. Introduction to English Linguistics (3rd edition). Tübingen and Basel: A. Francke Verlag.
- Kortmann, Bernd. 2005. English Linguistics: Essentials. Berlin: Cornelsen Verlag.
- Fromkin, Victoria; Rodman, Robert & Hyams, Nina. 2003. An Introduction to Language (7th edition). Boston: Thomson Heinle.
Links
Our e-learning objects
Our wiki pages
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Our podcasts
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Our materials for an interactive whiteboard
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Our pictures
Anna's cat Carlo
Marc M
Nicki
Jellyfishes (Zoo Berlin), Lorena's picture
Leo
Our exercises
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- Exercise on types of ambiguities. Link to the exercise (only one example so far).