20. Instructions: For each sentence, please describe what the different interpretations of the sentence are and what type of ambiguity is in each (lexical or syntactic).Statement : I went to the bank.Pick a choice below and explain the two possible interpretations.Syntactic ambiguityLexical ambiguity
Question
- Instructions: For each sentence, please describe what the different interpretations of the sentence are and what type of ambiguity is in each (lexical or syntactic).Statement : I went to the bank.Pick a choice below and explain the two possible interpretations.Syntactic ambiguityLexical ambiguity
Solution
The sentence "I went to the bank" is an example of lexical ambiguity. Lexical ambiguity occurs when a word has more than one meaning.
In this case, the word "bank" has at least two common meanings:
- A financial institution where people deposit or borrow money.
- The land alongside or sloping down to a river or lake.
So, the sentence could be interpreted in two ways:
- The speaker went to a financial institution.
- The speaker went to the side of a river or lake.
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