Introduction to Syntax Session 1
Introduction to Syntax Session 1
Introduction to Syntax Session 1
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Garden Path Sentences<br />
Peter sagt, dass er der Maria anvertraute streng geheime<br />
Peter says that he the Maria entrusted strongly secret<br />
Gerüchte erfahren hat.<br />
Rumors learnt has<br />
The horse raced past the barn fell.<br />
When Fred eats food gets thrown.<br />
Fat people eat accumulates.<br />
The cot<strong>to</strong>n clothing is usually made of grows in Mississippi.<br />
• Here, there are local ambiguities involved, and the parser seems <strong>to</strong><br />
take the wrong route.<br />
• The listener has difficulties understanding the sentence, as she<br />
builds up the wrong structure.<br />
27.05.2008 Some slides are adapted from material of A. Carnie 31
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