Transformational Grammar and Problems of Syntactic Ambiguity in English

Author

Shirlie Jeanette Verley, Central Washington University

Document Type

Thesis

Date of Degree Completion

1968

Degree Name

Master of Education (MEd)

Department

Education

Committee Chair

Donald W. Cummings

Second Committee Member

Lyman B. Hagen

Third Committee Member

Donald G. Goetschius

Abstract

The main purposes of this paper have been (1) to examine the various structural ambiguities in English, (2) to see what the traditional approach has been regarding ambiguities, (3) to apply transformational processes and explanations whenever possible, and (4) to give some specific methods for removing ambiguities from written English.

Recommended Citation

Verley, Shirlie Jeanette, "Transformational Grammar and Problems of Syntactic Ambiguity in English" (1968). All Master's Theses. 976.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/976

Comments

Note: The terminology present in this thesis is a product of its time and may be seen as racist or culturally insensitive by today's standards.

Language

English