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    The document discusses different types of semantics including lexical ambiguity, syntactic ambiguity, synonymy, hyponymy, antonymy, homonymy, coreference, anaphora, deixis, presupposition, and entertainment. Lexical ambiguity refers to words that have multiple meanings depending on context, such as relish, young, bank, chip, and book. Syntactic ambiguity occurs when a sentence can have more than one interpretation based on syntax. Synonymy describes words that have similar meanings, like politician and statesman.

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    The document discusses different types of semantics including lexical ambiguity, syntactic ambiguity, synonymy, hyponymy, antonymy, homonymy, coreference, anaphora, deixis, presupposition, and entertainment. Lexical ambiguity refers to words that have multiple meanings depending on context, such as relish, young, bank, chip, and book. Syntactic ambiguity occurs when a sentence can have more than one interpretation based on syntax. Synonymy describes words that have similar meanings, like politician and statesman.

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    The document discusses different types of semantics including lexical ambiguity, syntactic ambiguity, synonymy, hyponymy, antonymy, homonymy, coreference, anaphora, deixis, presupposition, and entertainment. Lexical ambiguity refers to words that have multiple meanings depending on context, such as relish, young, bank, chip, and book. Syntactic ambiguity occurs when a sentence can have more than one interpretation based on syntax. Synonymy describes words that have similar meanings, like politician and statesman.

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    Marvic, Melissa A.

    SE2A-ENGLO1

    SEMANTICS

    1. Lexical ambiguity: relish= condiment or enthuasiasm, young=inexpert or young of age,


    bank= river bank or financial institution, chip= a small piece of wood or a piece of potato, book=
    book a flight or a book in english. Silver= silver medal or silver speech.
    2. Syntactic ambiguity: We are discussing violence on TV.- violence on TV or violence on
    TV, Flying kites can be dngerous-Flying kites can beor Flying kites can be, old men and
    women can be old men and women or old men and women, The chicken is ready to eat- can
    be the chicken is read to or the chicken is ready to eat. We like flying planes can be we like
    flyingor we like fying planes.
    3. Synonymy: politician= statesman, adore=love, gigantic=enormous, harsh=strictest,
    forgive=enrage
    4. Hyponymy:
    5. Antonymy
    6. Homonymy
    7.Coreference
    8.Anaphora
    9. Deixis
    10. Entertainment
    11. Presupposition

    MAAM KHAY A. CALAMPIANO


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