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You have analyzed the syntax. Now, you need to help Sarah fight her case. You must explain to the insurance adjuster—who is not a linguist—why the sentence is structurally ambiguous.” Task: Draft a formal letter (150–250 words) to the Insurance Adjuster. Your letter must accomplish three things: State the Conflict: Clearly explain that the sentence is a “Syntactically Ambiguous” construction. Show the Evidence: Explain the two different “attachments.” Challenge: Describe the difference between the PP describing the location of the object vs. the location of the event, without using the words “Prepositional Phrase” or “Attachment.” The Conclusion: Based on the principle of Contra Proferentem (a legal rule stating that ambiguous language should be interpreted against the person who wrote the contract), make a recommendation on whether Sarah has a valid claim.
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Lori shows you the following line from her homeowner’s policy: “The policy covers the furniture in the home office that was damaged by the storm.” Lori’s home office was flooded, but the furniture itself was already old and “damaged” from years of use before the storm hit. The company refuses to pay for new furniture. They argue the relative clause “that was damaged by the storm” modifies the furniture (the furniture had to be damaged by the storm to be covered). Lori argues it modifies the home office (the room had to be damaged for the furniture to be covered). Task: Using phrase structure rules, show where this ambiguity comes from. Using phrase structure rules, show where this ambiguity comes from. Determine the two readings. (2pts) Provide the rules to show how the sentences are constructed. (6 pts) Hint: that followed by a VP creates a relative clause, an adjective. Use the following two rules in addition to the other rules we have discussed. Adj
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Syntax is often about how the brain makes “first guesses.” Consider the sentence that contains what is called a garden path effect: “The lawyer told the witness that he lied was wrong.” This is a good sentence of English, but on first or even second read, it may seem ungrammatical. (The reading should be something like, the lawyer told the witness that it was wrong for him to lie). Why does the brain initially think “that he lied” is the end of the thought? How does this “Garden Path” effect mirror the way the insurance company is reading the contract? Answer in 2-3 sentences
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Data for Problem Set Country/Place Language Man (Singular) Women (Plural) Arabic English Arabic English Arabic English Arabic English ‘arabiyya Arabic language ‘arabiyyaat Arab women Sinniyya Chinese language Sinniyy Chinese man ingliziyya English language ingliziyy Englishman ingliziyyaat English women almanaa Germany faransaa France faransiyya French language faransiyy Frenchman iTaalaa Italy iTaaliyya Italian language iTaaliyy Italian man What morphological operation produces these words in Arabic?
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Lori shows you the following line from her insurance policy: “The insurer will reimburse the costs for the installation of cameras with the motion sensors.” Lori bought expensive cameras and separate motion sensors. The company only paid for the cameras. They argue the phrase “with the motion sensors” describes the cameras (meaning they only pay for cameras that already have sensors built-in). Lori argues it describes the installation (meaning the total job of installing both items is covered). Task: Using phrase structure rules, show where this ambiguity comes from. Using phrase structure rules, show where this ambiguity comes from. Determine the two readings. (2pts) Provide the rules to show how the sentences are constructed. (6 pts) Syntax Reference Guide Core Rules S → NP VPNP → Det NN → Adj NN → N PPVP → VP AdvVP → TV NPVP → DTV NP NPVP → SV SVP → VP PPPP → P NP Response Example “The orange fish swam” S → NP VPNP → Det NDet → TheN → Adj NAdj → OrangeN → FishVP → swam Alternative: Bottom-Up Parsing In the example above, we worked from S down. You can also work from words up by showing how they combine: Adj → OrangeN → FishN → Adj NN → Orange Fish “The insurer will reimburse the costs for the installation of cameras with the motion sensors.”
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