CHAPTER I

DISCUSSION

A. Definition of Ambiguity
Ambiguity is word, phrase or sentence having two or more distinctive.1
Ambiguity appear when we cant decide what the meaning of that word,
phrase or sentence.2

B. Types of Ambiguity
There are three types of ambiguity :

1. Lexical Ambiguity
Lexical ambiguity is word having two or more distinctive meaning.
In english :
Bank

Place to store money river side

Star

A point of light in the sky at night famous figure

Trunk

Nose of elephant part of tree

1
Goerge Yule, The Study of Language, ( Cambrige University Press: New York, 2010), Page. 98.
2
Mansoer Pateda, Semantik Leksikal, (PT. Rineka Cipta: Jakarta, 2010),Page. 201.
 Race

Contest of speed ethnic group

Bat

Kind of animal something that used in sport

In indonesia

a. Gugur = nama musim atau mati

b. Bisa = dapat melakukan sesuatu atau racun
c. Tahu = makanan atau sudah mengerti
d. Jazz = salah satu jenis musik atau merk kendaraan
e. Bangkit =memulai kegiatan kembali atau nama kue
f. Putri = anak atau nama gelar di kerajaan

In Madura

a. Apa = buwenah sere otabeh atanyah

b. Bjh =ghighi otabeh besse
c. Palang = tongkana labeng otabe musibe
d. Getthas = nyamana kakanan otabeh gempang sake
e. Roma = bengko otabeh nama kota e italia.

2. Phrase ambiguity
Phrase Ambiguity is Phrase having two or more distinctive
meaning.

In english
 Hot chocolate and milk
NP NP

Adj noun noun C noun

Noun C Noun adj noun

hot Chocolate Milk

And hot Chocolate and milk

*both of them is hot * only the chocolate that hot

A smart boy and girl

NP

Det adj Noun

Noun C noun

A smart boy and girl

* both of them are smart

 NP

Noun C Noun

det adj Noun

A smart boy and girl

* only the boy who smart

Cute cat and dog

NP NP

Adj noun noun C noun

Noun C Noun adj noun

cute cat And dog

cute cat and dog
*both of them is cute *only the cat that cute
 Beautiful girl and flower

NP NP

Adj Noun Noun C Noun

Noun C Noun Adj Noun

Beautiful girl and flower girl and flower

beautiful

*both of them is beautiful *only the girl who is beautiful

Good writer and book

NP NP

Adj Noun Noun C Noun

Noun C Noun Adj Noun

Good writer and book writer and book

good
*both of them is good *only the writer who is good.
 In indonesia

a. Gudang garam = tempat penyimpanan garam atau merk rokok

b. Kopi dan teh panas= kopi dan teh yang panas atau teh saja yang panas
c. Kambing hitam = kambing berwarna hitam atau orang yang dituduh
Bersalah
d. Tangan kanan = tangan sebelah kanan atau orang kepercayaan

In madura
a. Toron tana = toron ka tana otabe nama tradisi e madure
b. Sere penang = sere so penang otabe bhekalan
c. Lampu mera = lampu se aberna mera otabe lambu lalu lintas
3. Sentence ambiguity
Sentence ambiguity is sentence having two or more distinctive
meaning.
In english
I saw a man with telescope

NP VP

Noun V NP PP

det N pre NP

I saw A man with telescope

*With telescope, I saw a man

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NP VP

Noun Verb NP

NP PP

Det Noun pre NP

I saw A man with telescope

*I saw a man carrying a telescope

The little boy hit the child with the toy

NP VP

Det adj Noun Verb NP

NP PP

Det N pre NP

Det N

The little boy hit The child with the toy

*The little boy hit the child who is playing the boy
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NP VP

Det adj Noun Verb NP PP

det N pre NP

det noun

the little boy hit the child with the toy

*the little boy uses the toy to hit

The children put the toy in the box

NP VP

Det Noun V NP PP

det N pre NP

det N

The children put the toy in the box

*In the box, the children put the toy

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NP VP

Det Noun Verb NP

NP PP

Det N pre NP

Det N

The childrend put The toy in the box

*The children put the toy which is in the box

A teacher sees his students in the class

NP VP

Det Noun V NP PP

det N pre NP

det N

A teacher sees his students in the class

 *In the class, a teacher sees his students

NP VP

Det Noun Verb NP

NP PP

Det N pre NP

Det N

A teacher sees his students in the class

*The teacher sees his students who is in the class

 He reads a book on the table

NP VP

Noun V NP PP

det N pre NP

det N

He reads a book on the table

*On the table, he read a book

NP VP

Noun Verb NP

NP PP

Det N pre NP

Det N

He reads a book on the table

 *He read a book which is on the table

In Indonesia

a. Saya melihat seorang pria dengan teleskop

*Dengan teleskop, saya melihat seorang pria
*Saya melihat seorang pria yang memegang teleskop
b. Guru melihat murid-murid di dalam kelas
*Di dalam kelas, guru melihat murid-murid
* Guru melihat murid-murid yang berada di dalam kelas
c. Dia membaca buku di atas meja
*Di atas meja, dia membaca buku
*dia membaca buku yang berada di atas meja

In madura

a. Ghuru ngabes moreddhe e delem kellas

* E delem kelas, guru ngabes moreddhe
* Guru ngabes moreddhe se e delem kelas
b. Ali maca buku e atas meja.
*E atas meja, Ali maca buku.
*Ali maca buku se bede e atas meja