Ambiguity
Ambiguity is a type of
uncertainty of meaning in which several interpretations are plausible. It is
thus an attribute of any idea or statement whose intended meaning cannot be
definitively resolved according to a rule or process with a finite number of
steps.
Based on the shape, keambiguitasan in
the sentence are divided into three groups, namely:
1. Ambiguity Phonetic
phonetic ambiguity arising from the similarity
of the sound - the sound of the spoken and usually occur in the dialogue or
conversation a day - day.
Example:
He
came here to tell.
The above sentence raises ambiguous mindless and has many
interpretations, namely:
Did
he come to tell which is made from soybeans, or Did
he come to give an update.
To
know the meaning of the sentence as a whole, it must listen to the whole
conversation.
2. Grammatical Ambiguity
Grammatical ambiguity occurs because the
process of establishing a good grammatical formation of words, phrases, or
sentences. Words - words or phrases that have keambiguitasan this type will be
lost if entered into in the context of the sentence.
Example:
Parents
The
word has two meanings, namely the mother and father or older people. Therefore,
to know the true meaning needs to be incorporated into a single sentence.
a.
Parents Deni could not be here today.
b.
I met an old man who yesterday lost in the streets.
3. Lexical Ambiguity
Ambiguous this type occurs because of the word
itself. Basically, every word has a meaning more than one depending on the
sentence that followed.
Example:
The word "run" has a different
meaning, namely mengerjar something or away from something.
He
ran after her school bus.
I
run away from reality.
Factors - factors that cause ambiguous :
1. Factors Morphology
Ambiguous loss resulting from the formation of
the word itself :
Example:
Candy
was ingested by me .
a.
The candy is accidentally swallowed , or
b
. The candy can eventually swallowed .
2. Factors Syntax
This
factor occurs because the wording in sentences that are less obvious .
Example:
Bite
the fingers
Ani
can only bite the finger to see the desired item could not be obtained .
Ani
bites her finger to bleed .
Said
bite the fingers above has two meanings are desperate or really biting his
finger .
3.
Structural Factors
Structural factors are the factors that cause
keambiguitasan result of the structure of the sentence itself.
Example:
Readings , new poetry
held on Sunday . ( The read new poems )
Poetry readings ,
only held on Sunday . ( The Sunday read is poetry )
Ambiguity Examples
•
A good life depends on a liver – Liver may be an organ or simply a living
person.
•
Foreigners are hunting dogs – It is unclear whether dogs were being hunted or
foreigners are being spoken of as dogs.
•
Each of us saw her duck – It is not clear whether the word “duck” refers to an
action of ducking or a duck that is a bird.
•
The passerby helps dog bite victim – Is the passerby helping a dog bite
someone? Or is he helping a person bitten by a dog? It’s not clear
Conclusion
Based
on the discussion above, several conclusions can be obtained as follows .
uncertainty ; obscurity ; possibility
that more than one meaning in a work. the possibility of more than one meaning
in a word.
References:
literarydevices.net/ambiguity/
prince-mienu.blogspot.com/2010/01/ambiguitas-dalam-berbahasa.html
