Ontology example

5. Define properties

If individuals are languages

  • Degrees of ambiguity?
  • Types of permitted ambiguity?

If individuals are expressions

  • Presence/absence of ambiguity?
  • Sources of ambiguity?
  • Count of licensed denotations?

If individuals are utterances

  • Intended ambiguities?
  • Intentionally avoided ambiguities?
  • Perceived ambiguities?
  • Intended and perceived denotations identical/distinct?