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A Chomskyan Approach to the Generative Mechanism of English Structural Ambiguity

Author: LiuJianPeng
Tutor: GaoZuo
School: Xi'an University of Electronic Science and Technology
Course: Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
Keywords: Structure Ambiguity Surface deep structure Alpha mobile GB theory N-bar theory
CLC: H313
Type: Master's thesis
Year: 2006
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Abstract

In this paper, based on Chomsky's transformational generative linguistic theory in the language generated deep structure to the surface structure of the alpha move this view, depth conversion generated analysis of structural ambiguity from a dynamic point of view, in order to achieve structural ambiguity produce the root cause and the inner mechanism. Sentence ambiguous little monographs of structural ambiguity, ambiguity is essentially based on traditional grammar analysis tool, just stay in the shallow interpretation of the surface of the sentences. Some papers in journals has transformational generative analysis of ambiguity, but seemed scattered and not in-depth, and generate awareness of ambiguity remain in the surface structure and deep structure is inconsistent is this understanding of the causes of ambiguity level. Compared with similar studies, the paper ambiguous discussion So according to the phrases in the language structure and sentence composition Alpha mobile transformational generative point of view to explore the mechanism of structural ambiguity by the deep structure to the surface structure, in completely get rid of language habitat conditions to explore the root causes of the structural ambiguity. Because the only statement structure itself provides the possibility of ambiguity, the ambiguous structure of this structure will be in the context of certain conditions under ambiguous. Structure is only part of the sentence structure, structural ambiguity generation of structural ambiguity is also formed in the process of sentences generated. In addition, Chomsky's theory is also this text applications constructive results, as follows: 1. In structural ambiguity deep structure to the surface structure of alpha mobile research, theory of language tracks marked only the surface for more in-depth study of the deep structure of the mobile component in the structure, and the surface structure of the components moved back need deep structure marked structural ambiguity generated this movement theory did not mention. In this paper, the italic letters e marker moved back in the deep structure of the components of the surface position. In control theory is applied to negative ambiguous analysis, not be considered not phrase controlling, so not be considered to be not central word phrase. Not able to control several different supplementary units not generate several ambiguous phrase. Secondly, in the analysis of structural ambiguity, Chomsky's theory of constraints applied to refer to the ambiguity analysis, on the basis of the concept of the local domain control theory proposed sentence inside and outside the domain and the sentence outside Outland two concept, which provide the evidence referred to above two or pronouns found in the domain or extraterritorial.

A Chomskyan Approach to the Generative Mechanism of English Structural Ambiguity

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