"Have the missionaries eaten?" Is this a question spoken by the bishop,or an order given by the cannibal chief? This type of ambiguity is referred to as ______.
A)phonetic
B)syntactic
C)lexical
D)anomalous

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This ambiguity is referred to as syntactic ambiguity because it arises from the structure or syntax of the sentence, which allows for multiple interpretations.

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