第七章句法学王祥江苏大学外国语学院英语.pptVIP

Lecture Seven: Syntax Part I Wang Xiang Bloomfield and Structuralism Form Classes(形式类) Homework P. 75 No. 2: ambiguous sentences (1) Under Jane’s influence, John became a good husband. She serves as a good wife for John. (2) VOC; VOO (3) leave, allow, etc. I left you a note to tell you I had left the photo on the table. I will allow you two more minutes to finish the paper but I won’t allow you to take the paper out of he room. P. 75 No. 3 (1) a. Do not let such situation happen that no one attends the valuables. b. Do not go away from the valuables that are not attended. (2) No. Ambiguity in the latter case arises from coordination as shown by the use of “and”. (3) (a) “online” may modify both “model” and “getting rich”. (b) “one” may refer to both passengers and one of the ships. (c) a. An eye of somebody’s drops off shelf. b. Eye drops (as a kind of medicine) are off shelf (i.e., out of sale). (d) a. Wanted: a man to wash both dishes and two young waitresses. b. Wanted: two young waitresses and a man … (4) No. “Dog Free Park” means “a park where dogs are not allowed”. P. 80 No.3 (1) a. To smoke grass can be nauseating. b. Grass for smoking can be nauseating. (2) a. On the boat John finally made a decision. b. John finally decided to use (buy, etc.) the boat. (3) a. Jane’s appointment of someone was shocking. b. Jane’s being appointed by someone was shocking. (4) a. Both old men and old women are hard to live with. b. Women and old men and are hard to live with. (5) a. The governor is a fighter against dirty street. b. The governor is a street fighter who is mean and corrupt. (6) a. I cannot recommend him too highly because he is not so good. b. I can recommend him as highly as I can because he is so good. Discontinuous constituent: Are you ready? you are ready question you are ready are ready I can’t go