Avoiding attachment ambiguities: The role of constituent ordering

Three experiments investigated whether speakers use constituent ordering as a mechanism for avoiding ambiguities. In utterances like "Jane showed the letter to Mary to her mother," alternate orders would avoid the temporary PP-attachment ambiguity ("Jane showed her mother the letter t...

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Main Authors: Arnold, J, Wasow, T, Asudeh, A, Alrenga, P
פורמט: Journal article
שפה:English
יצא לאור: 2004