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Move5000 Posted 15 years ago
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RED TAPE HOLDS UP NEW BRIDGE
hello,
what are the two meanings for this sentence:
RED TAPE HOLDS UP NEW BRIDGE
can we draw tree for both meaning?
thank you.
what are the two meanings for this sentence:
RED TAPE HOLDS UP NEW BRIDGE
can we draw tree for both meaning?
thank you.
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Hi; This is very humorous because of its ambiguity. Do you know the meaning of these words? 1) Red 2) tape 3) hold up 4) new 5) bridge What does the sentence say from the meanings of these words?
- Hi; This is very humorous because of its ambiguity.
- Do you know the meaning of these words?
- 1) Red 2) tape 3) hold up 4) new 5) bridge What does the sentence say from the meanings of these words?
- If you give a good answer, then we can find the other meaning.
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Hi;
This is very humorous because of its ambiguity.
Do you know the meaning of these words?
1) Red
2) tape
3) hold up
4) new
5) bridge
What does the sentence say from the meanings of these words?
If you give a good answer, then we can find the other meaning.
This is very humorous because of its ambiguity.
Do you know the meaning of these words?
1) Red
2) tape
3) hold up
4) new
5) bridge
What does the sentence say from the meanings of these words?
If you give a good answer, then we can find the other meaning.
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thank you for considering to answer my question
the first meaning is the red tape is actually holding the bridge together from falling but i do not know the other meaning and how to represent them in two trees.
thank you
the first meaning is the red tape is actually holding the bridge together from falling but i do not know the other meaning and how to represent them in two trees.
thank you
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Yes, you have the first meaning just fine.
But it is hard to imagine that some tape, not matter what color, can hold up a bridge like your belt holds up your pants!
Now there is a special idiomatic meaning for "red tape." Have you heard this expression? It has to do with lots of rules in the government that you have to follow if you want to get something.
It goes with ano
But it is hard to imagine that some tape, not matter what color, can hold up a bridge like your belt holds up your pants!
Now there is a special idiomatic meaning for "red tape." Have you heard this expression? It has to do with lots of rules in the government that you have to follow if you want to get something.
It goes with ano
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Anonymouswould this be considered structural or lexical ambiguityThe ambiguity is not structural because both interpretations have 'red tape' as the subject, 'holds up new bridge' as the predicate. Same structure.
It's lexical ambiguity (ambiguity of word meaning). There are two meanings for 'red tape' and two meanings for 'holds up'.
CJ
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