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【正文】 y cause ambiguity. I like Mary better than Jean. Eliminating ambiguity ? Polysemy may cause ambiguity. ? Grammatical structure may cause ambiguity. 雞不吃了。 s she going to cost?“ An arm and a leg.” “That39。Meaning and Context ? Relationship between meaning and context ? Two types of contexts ? Three functions of context ? Clues for inference of meaning Introduction “I39。ll cook and clean for you and never say a cross word.” “Sounds good,” Adam said, “But what39。 get an interesting book get+AP: get very angry。 ? As the fighting on all fronts reached its peak, the economy neared its nadir. Hyponymy ? Superordinates and subordinates often define and explain each other, thus forming an important context clue. ? The village had most of the usual amenities: a pub, a library, a post office, a village hall, a medical center and a school. Relevant details ? In some contexts, the author provides details relating to the unknown word, such as the functions, characteristics, nature, etc. of the referent. ? In spite of the fact that the fishermen were wearing sou’ westers, the storm was so heavy that they were wet through. Word structure ? The morphemic structure of words, especially pounds and derived words offers clues for inferring the meanings of unknown words. ? Copernicus believed in heliocentric universe, rather than in the geocentric theory.
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