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.
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.
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- Some main types of ambiguity are ______ , ______ , grouping ambiguity and ambiguous pronoun reference.
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- 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.