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Automatic disambiguation of English puns [pdf]
- foxhedgehog 11y agoI wonder how something like this might process ambiguous phrases or metaphors, for instance, this passage in Macbeth: There's husbandry in heaven;. Their candles are all out. Because the word "out" can take on two meanings, and because "husbandry" refers both to putting out candles before bedtime and keeping a well-lit house, the sentence is a metaphor that means its own opposite at the same time. Compare: 1. "There's husbandry in heaven, the stars are all out on display." 2. "There's husbandry in heaven, the stars are all snuffed out."