81 b.
respect of one self From those two meanings, the sentence could be interpreted as 1 Instead,
we are in denial and deride their false information out of satisfaction, and 2 Instead, we are in denial and deride their false information out of sense of dignity.
Therefore, the sentence is lexically ambiguous.
45. However, beyond this perception, the indifferent attitude of the media toward
some important diplomatic events taking place in a geographical area with an estimated population of 650 million, covered and represented by a prestigious
regional organization like ASEAN, has to be seriously questioned for a major
practical reason. Your Letter: Increasing ASEAN’s visibility on July 6, 2013
This sentence is considered ambiguous since it can be interpreted in two ways. The trigger of the ambiguity is the word indifferent. This word has more
than one meaning. The meanings of the word which are suitable for the sentence are:
a. not interested
b. not good
Based on those two meanings, the sentence could be interpreted in two ways. However, the first meaning best suited the sentence. It is because the
passage talks about media’s attitude which does not care about the important events.
82 46. Perhaps freedom is like democracy, another much-used word that in practice
is a myth and doesn’t really exist. Your Letter: Freedom – What is it? on July 6, 2013
This sentence is taken from a letter talking about freedom. The writer of the letter seems to question the existence of freedom. In the letter, he also
mentions that freedom is like myth. The word myth is ambiguous since it has more than one meaning. Those meanings are:
a. ancient story
b. a thing or person which is imaginary
Those two meanings are suitable for the sentence. If the first meaning is applied, it would assume the writer wants to refer freedom to ancient story which
no one whether it is true or not. On the other hand, if the second meaning is applied, the writer of the letter seems to say that freedom is imaginary.
47. Authority never likes to be challenged; those in power more than appreciate that freedom for the people would signal the end of their reign. Your Letter:
Freedom – What is it? on July 6, 2013
From the same letter as in point 47, the researcher found another ambiguous word. The word challenged is ambiguous. It is polysemous. The word
challenge has four meanings. However, in the sentence, there are two meanings that can be attached. Those meanings are:
a. to question whether something is true or not
b. to test someone’s ability
83 Using those two meanings, the sentence can be interpreted as follows 1
Authority never likes to be questioned; those in power more than appreciate that freedom for the people would signal the end of their reign, and 2 Authority never
likes to be tested; those in power more than appreciate that freedom for the people would signal the end of their reign.
48. Any sensible person will agree that development of this park along with
