On the Treatment of Intentional Ambiguity and Unintentional Ambiguity in English
Tang Chang-ping
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Tang Chang-ping
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This paper divides ambiguity in English into intentional and unintentional ambiguity in terms of practical effect,analyzes systematically their causes,and puts forward avoiding ambiguity in practical comˉmunication and making full use of intentional ambiguity to reach the goal in communication.
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This paper divides ambiguity in English into intentional and unintentional ambiguity in terms of practical effect,analyzes systematically their causes,and puts forward avoiding ambiguity in practical comˉmunication and making full use of intentional ambiguity to reach the goal in communication.
Key concepts: Ambiguity, Computer science, Programming language