What kind of ambiguity exists in the sentence "John is a lion"
A: Lexical ambiguity.
B: Structural ambiguity.
C: Metaphorical ambiguity.
D: D. Logic ambiguity.
A: Lexical ambiguity.
B: Structural ambiguity.
C: Metaphorical ambiguity.
D: D. Logic ambiguity.
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- A grouping ambiguity is _________. A: a peculiar kind of semantic ambiguity. B: a peculiar kind of syntactic ambiguity. C: neither a kind of semantic ambiguity, nor a kind of syntactic ambiguity. D: a structural vagueness.
- Which of the following statement about ambiguity is false? A: Lexical ambiguity is usually caused by synonymy. B: IC analysis is useful to analyze ambiguity. C: Ambiguity can happen at phrase level or sentence level. D: Sentences may be ambiguous when they contain ambiguous phrases.
- Lishangyin's poems are well known for their thematic ambiguity.句中ambiguity的意思是____. A: ambition B: ambience C: anticipation D: confusion
- Lucy insisted on a talk with the manager herself.Q:What are the type of the ambiguity of the above sentence A: Polysemy B: Grammatical ambiguity C: Semantic ambiguity D: Anaphor ambiguity
- Mary can’t bear children so she never talks about them.What are the type of the ambiguity of the above sentence? A: Polysemy B: Misleading pun C: Combinatorial ambiguity D: Grammatical ambiguity