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A Study of Pragmatic Ambiguity and its Functions from the Perspective of Pragmatics

Xiangdong Zhou

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Pragmatic ambiguity is a common language phenomenon in English. The present paper seeks to explore it form the perspective of pragmatics. This author focuses on the types of pragmatic ambiguity. And the paper also makes a study of the terms of its coming into being and its functions.

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Pragmatic ambiguity is a common language phenomenon in English. The present paper seeks to explore it form the perspective of pragmatics. This author focuses on the types of pragmatic ambiguity. And the paper also makes a study of the terms of its coming into being and its functions.

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Pragmatic ambiguity is a common language phenomenon in English. The present paper seeks to explore it form the perspective of pragmatics. This author focuses on the types of pragmatic ambiguity. And the paper also makes a study of the terms of its coming into being and its functions.

Key concepts: Ambiguity, Pragmatics, Perspective (graphical), Phenomenon, Linguistics, Epistemology, Psychology, Computer science

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