Lori shows you the following line from her shipping agreemen…
Lori shows you the following line from her shipping agreement: “The contract excludes coverage for the transport of chemicals in plastic containers.” Lori shipped chemicals in a metal tank, but the tank was kept inside a room with plastic walls that leaked. The company argues the phrase “in plastic containers” describes the transport (the entire method of moving them). Lori argues it describes the chemicals (only chemicals specifically bottled in plastic are excluded). Task: Using phrase structure rules, show where this ambiguity comes from. Using phrase structure rules, show where this ambiguity comes from. Determine the two readings. (2pts) Provide the rules to show how both readings are constructed. (6 pts) Response example “The orange fish swam” Top-Down S → NP VPNP → Det NDet → TheN → Adj NAdj → OrangeN → FishVP → swam Bottom-Up Adj → OrangeN → FishN → Adj NN → Orange Fish Det → The NP → Det N NP → The orange fish