SOME ASPECT S OF AMBIGUITY BETWEEN KURDISH AND ENGLISH : A CONTRASTIVE STUDY

Soran Badawi

doi:10.37301/culingua.v4i1.140

Authors

Soran Badawi LAnguage Center, Charmo Center for Research and Training, Chamchamal, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37301/culingua.v4i1.140

Keywords:

Ambiguity, Kurdish Language, English Language, Differences

Abstract

The possibilities of misunderstanding in language use often arise from differences at different language levels. Ambiguity is one of the semantic aspects that causes many communication and comprehension problems. People often need clarification on each other because of unclear written or spoken expressions. In this sense, ambiguity refers to an unclear meaning expressed by any form of communication. So, where there is a word, sign, term, symbol, phrase or sentence which can be interpreted in more than one meaning, this is called ambiguity and is found in every language. Therefore, it is considered one of the most problematic phenomena in languages. This paper examines some aspects of this phenomenon in the Kurdish and English languages and underlines the main differences. The results can assist the Kurdish EFL (English as a Foreign Language) learners in mastering the English language

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