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Lexical ambiguity stems from the existence of homophony and polysemy. Homophony occurs when a single word has more than one meaning. For example, the word bank can be used to denote either a place where monetary exchange and handling takes place or the land close river, the bank of the river.
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www.angelfire.com/tn/semantics/amblex.html
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Listed below are some headlines that exhibit at least one of three kinds of ambiguity -- lexical (part-of-speech), syntactic (structural), and semantic. In some of these examples -- all from actual newspaper headlines -- the unintended meaning is so strong that, on first reading, it overshadows the intended one.
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www.criticism.com/linguistics/types-of-ambiguity.php
www.criticism.com/linguistics/types-of-ambiguity.php
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Polysemy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Polysemy ( or ) (from the Greek: , poly- , "many" and , sêma , "sign") is the capacity for a sign (e.g., a word, phrase, etc.) or signs to have multiple meanings (sememes), i.e., a large semantic...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polysemy
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Definition of lexical ambiguity in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of lexical ambiguity. Pronunciation of lexical ambiguity. Translations of lexical ambiguity. lexical ambiguity synonyms, lexical ambiguity antonyms. ... lex non scripta; lex scripta; lex talionis; Lexan; lexeme; lexica; lexical; lexical ambiguity;
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www.thefreedictionary.com/lexical+ambiguity
www.thefreedictionary.com/lexical+ambiguity
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CiteSeerX - Document Details (Isaac Councill, Lee Giles): Lexical ambiguity is a pervasive problem in natural language processing. However, little quantitative information is available about the extent of the problem, or about the impact that it has on information retrieval systems. ... Categories and Subject Descri..
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citeseer.ist.psu.edu/krovetz92lexical.html
citeseer.ist.psu.edu/krovetz92lexical.html
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CiteSeerX - Document Details (Isaac Councill, Lee Giles): The traditional framework fbr ambiguity resolution employs only 'static' knowledge, exp 'rcsscd generally as sclcctional restrictions or domain specific constraints, nd makes no use of any specific knowledge manipulation mechanisms apart from the simple ability to ...
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citeseer.ist.psu.edu/boguraev90lexical.html
citeseer.ist.psu.edu/boguraev90lexical.html
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The ambiguity in this sentence is caused by the word 'shaking'. The word 'shaking' can be a verb (to give a hand-shake) or an adjective (to tremble). We do not have enough information to decide which of ... This type of ambiguity is called lexical ambiguity because a word (or lexeme) can have more than one meaning.
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osiris.sunderland.ac.uk/cbowww/NLP/AMBIG/lex.html
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Lexical ambiguity - Definition of Lexical ambiguity at Dictionary.com a free online dictionary with pronunciation, synonyms, and translation of Lexical ambiguity. Word of the Day and Crossword Puzzles. ... Syntactic ambiguity ... lexical analyser...
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dictionary.reference.com/browse/lexical+ambiguity
dictionary.reference.com/browse/lexical+ambiguity
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Hemispheric contributions to lexical ambiguity resolution: evidence from individuals with complex language impairment following left-hemisphere lesions. ... Hemispheric contributions to lexical ambiguity resolution in a discourse context: evidence from individuals with unilateral left and right hemisphere lesions.
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www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12081387
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