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Ambiguity
When considering whether a set of sentence is consistent, we need to remember that sentences can be ambiguous.
There a two main types of ambiguity in a sentence:
Lexical ambiguity occurs when a word in the sentence has more than one meaning.
For example:
I know a bank.
Structural ambiguity occurs when there is more than one way of taking the structure of the sentence; for instance when there is more than one way in which the words might be grouped.
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For example: She went to a pretty little girls' camp. |
A particular type of structural ambiguity occurs when there is ambiguity of cross-reference.
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For example: John asked Peter because he likes him. |
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