Multiple possible parsings of strings of sinographs

Language Log 2024-05-24

Summary:

[line spacing was difficult with this one] Chinese signs collected by Zeyao Wu: 本店/有/嬰兒被/賣 or 本店/有/嬰兒/被賣 běn diàn yǒu yīng'ér bèi                                  mài this shop has baby   passive signifier; blanket for sale "this shop has baby blankets for sale" or "this shop has had babies for sale" 歡迎/新老師生/前來就餐 or 歡迎/新老師/生前/來就餐 huānyíng xīn lǎo   shī        shēng     qián     […]

Link:

https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=64175&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=multiple-possible-parsings-of-strings-of-sinographs

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Gudgeon and gist » Language Log

Tags:

ambiguity

Authors:

Victor Mair

Date tagged:

05/24/2024, 15:13

Date published:

05/24/2024, 11:53