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... Ambiguity Ambiguity - semantic and syntactical - is a pervasive feature of un- clear speech . Semantic ambiguity occurs when a word has more than one referent . Effective communication can occur only when the listener selects ...
... Ambiguity Ambiguity - semantic and syntactical - is a pervasive feature of un- clear speech . Semantic ambiguity occurs when a word has more than one referent . Effective communication can occur only when the listener selects ...
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... ambiguity may occur for several reasons : ( 1 ) lan- guage is inherently ambiguous ; ( 2 ) the speaker is careless in his choice of words ; ( 3 ) the speaker may deliberately make his mes- sage ambiguous , either to disguise his attempt ...
... ambiguity may occur for several reasons : ( 1 ) lan- guage is inherently ambiguous ; ( 2 ) the speaker is careless in his choice of words ; ( 3 ) the speaker may deliberately make his mes- sage ambiguous , either to disguise his attempt ...
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... ambiguities is to mask and minimize disagreements while experts are hard at work trying to eliminate their causes . " 19 Ambiguity may therefore be a useful feature of diplomatic language . Oliver makes the same point : The function of ...
... ambiguities is to mask and minimize disagreements while experts are hard at work trying to eliminate their causes . " 19 Ambiguity may therefore be a useful feature of diplomatic language . Oliver makes the same point : The function of ...
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