Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Syntactic ambiguity (歧義句構)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syntactic_ambiguity

Syntactic ambiguity, also known as structural ambiguity,[1] amphiboly, or amphibology, is characterized by the potential for a sentence to yield multiple interpretations due to its ambiguous syntax. This form of ambiguity is not derived from the varied meanings of individual words but rather from the relationships among words and clauses within a sentence, concealing interpretations beneath the word order.

示例

例一
他是我剛認識的小明的哥哥

可解作「我剛認識的小明」「的哥哥」,或「我剛認識的」「小明的哥哥」。

例二
台北和花蓮的某些地方

可解作「台北和花蓮的」「某些地方」,或「台北」「和」「花蓮的某些地方」。