作者htcheng (Garfield)
看板Linguistics
标题Re: [问题] ambiguity
时间Thu Nov 8 14:57:14 2007
※ 引述《wader207 (玮!!)》之铭言:
: 目前正上到syntax
: 不过还是有很大的疑问
: 就是有关an introduction to language 8th editoin
: 里的sentence ambiguity 就是一句里有两个句义
: 下面有几题想不出来
: 可否请指教
: 1.The design has big squares and circles.
1. The design has big squares and big circles. (Both are big.)
2. The design has big squares and circles.
(It says nothing about the size of the circles.)
: 2.The governor is a dirty street fighter
1. The governor is a [dirty [street fighter]]
2. The governor is a [[dirty street] fighter]
: 3.Could this be the invisible man's hair tonic?
1. Could this be the [invisible [man's hair tonic]]?
2. Could this be the [[invisible man]'s hair tonic]?
: 4. Terry loves his wife and so do I
1. Terry loves his wife and I love my wife, too.
2. Terry loves his wife and I love his wife, too.
: 5.No smoking section available.
1. No [smoking section] available.
2. [No smoking] section available.
: 麻烦大家了!
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1F:推 wader207:谢谢!! 11/08 21:09