Is there a specific term for the ambiguity in the sentence, "Joe and David discussed his plans for tomorrow evening," the ambiguity arising from the use of "his" when it could refer to either Joe or David? This question has been hard to Google.
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anaphoric ambiguity? pronominal ambiguity? – curiousdannii Oct 16 '20 at 05:35
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With no further context, his most likely refers to a third person to me, not to Joe or David. – Janus Bahs Jacquet Oct 16 '20 at 07:52
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1How is this a duplicate? It is specifically asking the term for it. – Nardog Oct 17 '20 at 02:54