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Structural Ambiguity and the Architecture of Language1.
- Source :
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Studia Linguistica . Apr2024, Vol. 78 Issue 1, p35-63. 29p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- This article investigates what structural ambiguity reveals about the architecture of language. It analyzes two basic types of structural ambiguity, constituent ambiguity and chain formation ambiguity, and illustrates with a small class of selected case studies how they interweave. It observes that several movement locality constraints have the effect of reducing chain formation ambiguities; however, it argues that movement locality constraints are not primarily motivated to reduce ambiguity. Finally, it defends that structural ambiguity is due to a loss of resolution at the PF branch of the language faculty. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *AMBIGUITY
*MOTIVATION (Psychology)
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00393193
- Volume :
- 78
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Studia Linguistica
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 176274830
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/stul.12220