Syntactic ambiguity, also known as structural ambiguity, occurs when a sentence or phrase can be interpreted in multiple ways due to its structure or syntax. This ambiguity arises because the same sequence of words can be organized or parsed in different ways, leading to different interpretations or meanings. For example, consider the sentence "I saw the man with the telescope." This can be interpreted in two ways: 1. The speaker used a telescope to see the man.
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