Chapter 9 is about syntax which is the analysis of the structure of phrases and sentences. Interest in this field has produced what is called a generative grammar or a set of rules defining the possible sentences in a language. These rules, should be able to generate an infinite number of grammatically well-formed sentences.
One part that I found interesting was the part about structural ambiguity which is when a sentence can have two interpretations. Sometimes this can lead to confusion and clarification will be needed but both interpretations will have the same surface structure.
"The hidden Signs"
14 years ago
I thought the the section on Structural Ambiguity was interesting too. I remember you saying that you took an "Intro to Mandarin Chinese class" Does the same thing with ambiguity happen in Mandarin too?
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