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What are selectional restriction rules? (There was much person in the audience./ Ideas are sleeping noisily.) What is the ambiguity of the modal verb in: He may not tell the truth./ She must be in her

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What are selectional restriction rules? (There was much person in the audience./ Ideas are sleeping noisily.)What is the ambiguity of the modal verb in: He may not tell the truth./ She must be in her office./You must be very tolerant. ?How can I disambiguate a sentence? (This university has a dirty language lab.)What is a specific reference? (Somebody telephoned and left a message for you./I hope somebody will tidy up the file cabinet.)What “implicature” refers to? (Is there a garage near here? Our engine is making strange noises.)Please give me the answers for each exercise.

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