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Problem Set 7 Answers Problem 1 The scientist found his web-footed nemesis had disabled the inator
. Part A (1 point) The temporary ambiguity begins with the fourth word, his
. Part B (1 point) The temporary ambiguity ends with the seventh word, had
. Part C (4 points) Preferred by the Garden Path Model
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The correct partial analysis
Part D (4 points) The Garden Path Model prefers the first analysis above. The principle of Minimal Attachment prefers the analysis attaching the possessive determiner his
as the start of the direct object of the main verb of the sentence (
found
) because that analysis requires less tree structure than attaching his
as the start of the subject of a complement clause.
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Problem 2 The fireside girl put the instructions that she had been typing into the website
. Part A (1 point) The temporary ambiguity begins with the twelfth word, into
. Part B (1 point) The temporary ambiguity ends at the end of the sentence. Part C (4 points) Preferred by the Garden Path Model (low attachment)
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The correct partial analysis (high attachment)
Part D (4 points) The Garden Path Model prefers the first analysis. The principle of Local Association prefers the analysis attaching the preposition into
as an adjunct to the relative clause verb typing
, because that minimizes the tree distance between the consecutive words typing
and into
. Minimal attachment has no preference, because the amount of tree structure required to attach into
is the same for both analyses. Local Association determines the outcome because it is strong. The distance between into
and typing
in the first tree (low attachment) is 5. The distance between into
and typing
in the second tree (high attachment) is 16. 16 – 5 = 11, which is a strong value for Local Association.