Chapter Ⅰ Introduction 1.Definition 2.Ambiguity and Vagueness 3.Literature Review 4.Analysis of Ambiguity 5.Scope and Focus Chapter Ⅱ Classification of Ambiguity 1.Introductory Remarks 2.Phonological Ambiguity (1)Homophone (2)Juncture (3)Influence of Emphasis 3.Lexical Ambiguity (1)Preliminaries (2)Polysemy (3)Homograph 4.Syntactic Ambiguity (1)Preliminaries (2)Word-class Ambiguities (3)Ambiguity in Relationship between the Modifier and the Noun (4)Verb+ Adv. or Prep. (5)Ambiguity in the Antecedent of a Relative Clause (6)Ambiguity Resulting from the Position of Adverb (7)Ambiguity in Elliptical Construction (8)Ambiguity in Pronoun Reference (9)Ambiguity in Scope of Negation (10)The Removal of Ambiguity Chapter Ⅲ Ambiguity as a Useful Device 1.Introductory Remarks 2.Polysemy 3.Homonym 4.Intentional Ambiguity in Different Areas (1)In Daily Communication (2)In Literature (3)In Advertisement 5.Translation of Intentional Ambiguity Chapter Ⅳ Concluding Remarks Bibliography Acknowledgement Appendix 1 基于統(tǒng)計(jì)方法的多譯本翻譯質(zhì)量評測 Appendix 2 基于多媒體學(xué)習(xí)認(rèn)知理論的外語多媒體教學(xué)信息呈現(xiàn)方式研究 Appendix 3 從漢語詞語的文字理據(jù)性看外來詞的譯介過程