constructional homonymity
- constructional homonymity
Gram.
the property of a string of morphemes that is susceptible of two or more syntactic analyses, as in
Flying planes can be dangerous, planes may be either the object of
flying or the subject of
can.
Useful english dictionary.
2012.
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constructional homonymity — Gram. the property of a string of morphemes that is susceptible of two or more syntactic analyses, as in Flying planes can be dangerous, planes may be either the object of flying or the subject of can. * * * … Universalium
ambiguous — ambiguously, adv. ambiguousness, n. /am big yooh euhs/, adj. 1. open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; equivocal: an ambiguous answer. 2. Ling. (of an expression) exhibiting constructional homonymity; having two or more… … Universalium