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This document discusses ambiguity in natural language. It begins by defining ambiguity and distinguishing it from vagueness. There are several types of ambiguity, including lexical, morphological, syntactic, and scope ambiguities. The document then presents evidence that ambiguity is pervasive in English, with most frequent words having multiple dictionary definitions. It argues that if ambiguity hindered communication, languages would evolve to reduce it, but this has not occurred. Some possible explanatio
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- sorindragan
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- EN