[CST-2] NLP: statistical parsing

Martin Harper mcnh2@cam.ac.uk
Thu, 31 May 2001 20:47:12 +0100


Just a teensy question. In the statistical parsing section, th

following sentence is given as having five interpretations:

"Sam saw the man in the park with the telescope".

Problem is: I think there ought to be more than five: to wit

--
Sam saw the man. Sam was in (the park with the telescope).
Saw saw the man. The man was in (the park with the telescope)

Sam saw the man by using the telescope. The man was in the park.
Sam saw the man by using the telescope. Sam was in the park.

Sam saw the man. Sam was in the park. Sam was with the telescope.
Sam saw the man. The man was in the park. The man was with the telescope.

Sam saw the man. Sam was in the park. The man was with the telescope.
Sam saw the man. The man was in the park. Saw was with the telescope.
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What have I missed?