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ambiguity. Based on that analysis, there are 16 people or 53 of the readers say smooth is ambiguous and the rest 14 people or 47 of 30 readers do not find it
ambiguous. The ambiguity of smooth is explained by the readers as both an adjective and also a verb.
Smooth as an adjective is explained by the readers as quality of not having rough surface and not having a problem. Smooth modifies the noun lines
and also wrinkles. Therefore, smooth as something which gives a characteristic to a noun. Besides, as a verb, it is assumed by the readers that smooth is able to give
an action to something. It means that it makes the line and wrinkle become smooth.
6. GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT
From the previous analysis, it is obtained that the ambiguous word in the sentence above is good. Referring to that result of the questionnaire, it is
concluded that this word is assumed by the readers as unambiguous word. It is due to the fact that all of the readers do not find any ambiguity in the sentence.
7. Nude Reinvented.
The ambiguous word in that phrase is nude, based on the analysis of the first problem. By looking at that analysis, it is gained that there are 25 people or
83.33 of the readers think nude is ambiguous and the rest 5 people or 16.67 of 30 readers do not find any ambiguity. The readers see nude as a kind of color of
makeup, color of skin, the purity of skin, and a condition of someone who is not wearing clothes. From the readers’ descriptions of nude, it can be concluded that
the readers assume as something, a noun. Therefore, it can be classified as PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
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existential presupposition. It is a presupposition that readers assume that the thing discussed exists. There is something called nude which can be reinvented.
8. Now, Aura is our science.
In the phrase above, it is concluded in the previous analysis that the ambiguous words are Aura and science. Based on that previous analysis, it is
gained that there are 10 people or 33.33 of the readers who think Aura is ambiguous. Meanwhile, there are 3 people or 10 of the readers who say science
is ambiguous. For the ambiguous meaning of both Aura and science, there are 8 people or 26.67 of 30 readers who get them ambiguous. Then, the rest 9 people
or 30 of the readers do not find the sentence ambiguous. The readers explain the ambiguous meaning of Aura as a distinctive
atmosphere generated by a person or a thing, something like atmosphere and a person’s character or a name of a person. For the first meaning of Aura, it can be
classified as generalized conversational implicature, in which the readers do not need a context to be able to understand the meaning of the word.
On the other hand, the second meaning of Aura belongs to particularized conversational implicature. The readers need to understand the context of the text
to be able to describe the word, for example Aura as a person’s character or a name of a person. Besides, it also belongs to existential presupposition. It is a
presupposition where the readers assume that the thing actually exists. It is proven by the fact that it can be used as science by someone.
Besides, the readers also explain that the word science is also ambiguous. It can be seen as a particular scientific study or knowledge. From this explanation,
