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From: benson@dcdwest.UUCP
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Subject: Re: "Our Concern is Growing":  Ortho's Triple Ambiguity (+ challenge)
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Date: Mon, 10-Sep-84 08:15:02 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 10 08:15:02 1984
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My syntax professor, Ronald Langacker, maintained that 

	"I had a book stolen"

was FIVE ways ambiguous.  I can get three readings easily.

	1) I caused it to happen that a book was stolen.
	2) I was robbed of a book.
	3) I possessed a book which was stolen.

If others can produce the fourth and fifth readings, I would
be interested.

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