LESSON 5: AMBIGUITY

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AMBIGUITY
Tính mơ hồ (lưỡng nghĩa)
(p. 81 - 87)

1. Structural 1. Lexical
Ambiguity Ambiguity
Tính mơ hồ về cấu trúc Tính mơ hồ về từ vụng
1. Structural Ambiguity (Tính mơ hồ về cấu trúc)
1.1. Definition
A sentence is considered as structurally ambiguous when its
structure permits more than one interpretation.
1.2. Examples
We watched the hunters with binoculars.
 We used binoculars to watch the hunters.
We watched the hunters with binoculars.
 We watched the hunters who had binoculars.

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2. Lexical Ambiguity (Tính mơ hồ về từ vựng)
1.1. Definition
Any ambiguity resulting from the ambiguity of a word is lexical
ambiguity.
1.2. Examples
They were waiting at the bank1.
 They were waiting at the financial institution.
They were waiting at the bank2.
 They were waiting at the shore/on the side of the river.
 bank1 - bank2: homonyms
2. Lexical Ambiguity (Tính mơ hồ về từ vựng)
1.2. Examples
That robot is bright.
 That robot is shining.
That robot is bright.
 That robot is intelligent.
 bright: polysemous words (polysemy)
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