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[杂] 英语史上(据说)有最多歧义的句子

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发表于 2005-5-9 11:34:44 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
英语史上(据说)有最多歧义的句子

英语虽是当今的世界语,但依然充斥着歧义句,含糊不清,往往一句两解,不太明确。

  英国近代两位文法大师Jocobs与Rosendbaum合著的English Transformational Grammar为我们提供了“一句六解”的例句,可说是当代歧义句子之中的最高纪录。

  请大家细读这句有史以来最多解法的话:

  The Seniors were told to stop demonstrating on campus.

  动一动脑筋,看看能列出多少个解法,想好了再回复哦.
 楼主| 发表于 2005-5-9 11:38:54 | 显示全部楼层
语文巨擘Jocobs与Rosenbaum说:非英语国家的学生能揣摩出三解就已很棒了!你试一试,可能也会觉得趣味盎然。
发表于 2005-5-9 11:46:55 | 显示全部楼层
英语太差了 四级还没过呢 不敢献丑 汗ing
 楼主| 发表于 2005-5-9 11:53:28 | 显示全部楼层
呵呵,帮忙顶起来咯,等着放答案呢:)
发表于 2005-5-9 12:28:39 | 显示全部楼层
好 硬着头皮动用金山词霸友情顶一个:这些高年级学生被告知停止在校园里示威.
发表于 2005-5-9 12:34:02 | 显示全部楼层
再来一个:这些高年级学生被告知去制止校园里的示威
发表于 2005-5-9 12:35:47 | 显示全部楼层
再怎么搜肠刮肚也想不出来了...
发表于 2005-5-11 23:53:57 | 显示全部楼层
怎么没人跟帖的啊?
发表于 2005-5-12 09:59:01 | 显示全部楼层
这个句子的歧义与(1)主要谓词“tell"有关;(2)“stop "这里的组合可以有主动和被动两种可能性和(3)介词性状语”on campus"可能出现的句法位置有关:
第一种意思:
  The Seniors were told [seniors to stop the demonstrating on campus]. (大致中文意思:the senirs被叫去阻止 the demonstrating)
第二种意思:
  The Senoirs were told [  to Seniors stop demonstrating on campus]. (大致中文意思: seniors 停止 the demonstrating)
第三/四种意思:
  The Seniors were told [seniors to (seniors) stop [the demonstrating on campus]].(大致中文意思:阻止校园里的demonstrating)
第五/六种意思:
  [The Seniors were told [seniors to (seniors) stop [ the demonstrating ] ][on campus]]
( 大致中文意思:校园里的seniors .....)

这种歧义结构英语和汉语都不缺,尤其是句子有两个以上的谓语结构时,状语性的短语的句法位置通常都有歧义。下面有汉语很英语的例子:
张三在火车上写字。(有歧义)
张三在火车上看海。(一般不会理解有歧义)
John is chasing the thief on the roof. (有歧义)
John is feeding the dog in the garden. (john in the garden 或者the dog in the garden)
发表于 2005-5-13 14:37:32 | 显示全部楼层
楼主最后那句,既然是feeding,那John和the dog应该都 in  the  garden 吧
发表于 2005-5-13 18:00:34 | 显示全部楼层
下面是引用弦歌于2005-05-13 14:37发表的:
楼主最后那句,既然是feeding,那John和the dog应该都 in  the  garden 吧

呵呵,是这样的。这句话只是结构上有歧义的可能,但是一般在理解上不会觉得有歧义,不同于“John is chasing the thief on the roof."

歧义是语言学里面很重要的一个部分。看到大家能对这个表现表示兴趣,很欣慰!
 楼主| 发表于 2005-5-13 22:18:50 | 显示全部楼层
这个句子的第1解:

  (1)The seniors were demonstrating and were asked, on campus, to desist.

  (高年级的学生在示威,校方在校园要求他们停止示威。)

第2个解法:

  (2)The seniors were demonstrating and were asked to desist on campus (although they could demonstrate elsewhere).

  (高年级学生在示威,校方要求他们停止在校园中示威但可在其他地方示威)。

第3个解法是:

  The seniors were demonstrating on campus and were asked to desist.

  (高年级的学生在校园示威,校方叫他们停止示威。)

第4个解法是:

  People were demonstrating on campus, and seniors were asked to stop them.

  (有人在校园中示威,高年级生被要求去制止他们。)

第5个解法:

  People were demonstrating and seniors were asked, on campus, to stop them .

  (有人在示威,高年级生在校园中被要求去制止他们。)

第6个解法:

  People were demonstrating and seniors were asked, to stop them from doing so on campus (although they could do it elsewhere)
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