I like ambiguity more than most people.
original example probably from Merchant (??)
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...more than most people.
I like ambiguity more than MOST people Accenting “most” leads to a contrastive focus, which then contrasts with “I”, thus resulting in the meaning " I like ambiguity more than most people like ambiguity."
I like ambiguity more than most PEOPLE. Accenting “people” leads to a contrastive focus, which then contrasts with “ambiguity”, thus resulting in the meaning " I like ambiguity more than I like most people."
dependent elements, may differentiate between meanings or carry meaning themselves (e.g. phoneme, grapheme, morpheme)
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independent elements, may consist of subelements and carry meaning (e.g. word)
structure of two or more elements, expandable, may be composed ad hoc or be established components (e.g. phraseme, single phrase, figure).
one or more elements and/or complex elements, which may be structurally linked and form a self-contained unit of meaning (e.g. sentence; group of figures)
the part of a whole which carries a message, is thematically essentially self-contained, and which is structurally and/or thematically separated from the whole it belongs to (e.g. section of text/discourse/speech; picture (with cotext))
network of thematically, structurally and/or functionally linked sub-units, separated and independent from other complexes, and complete in itself (e.g. text; discourse; speech; poem; dramatic text; picture and circumstances of reception)
an in principle indefinite amount of thematically, structurally and/or functionally comparable complexes (e.g. thematically, structurally and/or functionally linked texts/discourses/speeches/pictures in comparison; political debate)
