The Importance of Neutrality in Linguistics

Alisher Nabiev

doi:10.1997/ddqng126

Authors

Alisher Nabiev Teacher of the Department of English Philology, Samarkand State Foreign Language Institute, Uzbekistan Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1997/ddqng126

Keywords:

neutrality, vagueness, ambiguity, pragmatics, lexical ambiguity, interdeminacy ambiguity

Abstract

This article presents the first applications of the concept of neutrality in linguistics, as well as the opinions of a number of scientists on this issue. The importance of neutrality is evident at all language levels, with the exception of the differences between ambiguity and vagueness, as well as its distinctive features and are identified by examples.

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