英语词汇中的歧义现象

Discussion on Ambiguity of English Vocabulary

英语歧义现象中有蓄意歧义和无意歧义,前者是说话人对于语言结构矛盾的积极利用,或一语双关,或声东击西,以达到特定的交际目的;而后者是语言结构矛盾的自然显露,具体表现为语言交际中出现的语病和误解。

Ambiguity is a common phenomenon in English. Among the various kinds of ambignity this paper discusses unintentional ambiguity and intentional ambiguity. The former is positively used by speakers to achieve a certain conversational purpose,while the latter is the natural exposition of lingual structure contradiction, which manifests in grammatical mistakes and misunderstanding.