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1. Introduction Prepositional phrase attachment is the canonical case of structural ambiguity, as in the timeworn example: Example 1 I saw the m a n with the telescope. An analysis where the prepositional phrase [ppwith the telescope] is part of the object noun phrase has the semantics "the m a n who had the telescope";
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24.900 mini-lecture on semantics, 3/14/04 Tamina Stephenson 1. A Case of Structural Ambiguity (1) Sherlock saw the man using binoculars. (i) Sherlock used the binoculars to see the man. [= (a)] (ii) A man was using binoculars, and Sherlock saw him.
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So far syntactic structural ambiguity can explain a few jokes. But many ordinary sentences can be structurally ambiguous. Consider: "Big cats and dogs must be on a leash." There are two meanings for the phrase "big cats and dogs":
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A dictionary meaning doesn’t explain the meaning of a word or phrase in terms of something more basic, ... Structural ambiguity: refers to the possibility of a sentence having more than one meaning. They are moving sidewalks. Are the sidewalks the moving type like in airports or are some working actually moving the sidewalks?
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A particularly striking piece of evidence for the existence of syntactic structure is the phenomenon of structural ambiguity. The classified advertisement in (31) is a humorous illustration.
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Briefly explain the structural ambiguity of the newspaper headlines in (1) and the joke in (2) with reference to the concepts introduced in this chapter.
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Confirmatory factor analysis is a special case of structural equation modelling and is statistically and methodologically distinct from exploratory factor analysis.
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Coordination, gapping, and the Portuguese inflected infinitive: the role of structural ambiguity in syntactic change; Ana Maria Martins – University ... Thus the fact that the inflected infinitive was at all times a grammatical option in Portuguese does not by itself explain why it came to be allowed in a new context.
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Mark Johnson's musings about philosophy, marketing, and even the occasional taxidermy. ... Today I was at SES San Jose and represented Bing on a panel called "Don't Call it a Comeback: Semantic Technology and Search” hosted by Dana Todd. The format was ... SES is very pragmatic conference focused on publisher issues,
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