A Study of Quantifier Scope Ambiguities and Disambiguation in Chinese Simple Sentences
AN Yuqing · Journal of Teachers College Qingdao University · 2010
The research on quantifier scope ambiguities has been one of the important issues in linguistic studies.Irrespective of the fact that there is an asymmetry between English and Chinese in terms of quantifier scope ambiguities,Chinese simple sentences may comprise different types of quantifier scope ambiguities,including the interaction between the quantifier and quantifier,the quantifier and negation,the quantifier and wh-operator,the quantifier and coordination.The existence of scope ambiguities of the quantifier produces difficulties in the use and comprehension of languages.In order to promote the communication between language users and make expressions plain and precise,it is significant to use means of phonetics,vocabulary,grammar and context in the disambiguation of sentences with quantifier scope ambiguities.