ON THE AMBIGUITY OF SYNTACTIC POSITIONS OF ADVERBS
ON THE AMBIGUITY OF SYNTACTIC POSITIONS OF ADVERBS
Author(s): Ioan Beniamin PopSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Editura Universităţii de Vest din Timişoara / Diacritic Timisoara
Keywords: adverb; ambiguity; syntactic position; projection rule
Summary/Abstract: The present paper takes a look at the positions adverbs can assume in the sentence, especially when auxiliaries are involved. The possible readings take into account syntactic attachment, while the analyses reveal how ambiguity of syntactic position leads to ambiguity of semantic interpretation.
Journal: B.A.S. British and American Studies
- Issue Year: 2010
- Issue No: 16
- Page Range: 237-246
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English