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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Príomhchruthaitheoirí: Arnold, J, Wasow, T, Asudeh, A, Alrenga, P
Formáid: Journal article
Teanga:English
Foilsithe / Cruthaithe: 2004