For example, the following sentence lends itself to two possible interpretations: (1) Old men and women left the theater. What does “old” modify in this sentence? “Men” or “men and women”? In other ...

There’s been a little kerfuffle lately over danglers. Steven Pinker, who is a noted linguist, said in an article in The Guardian that some dangling modifiers are OK to use—in fact, according to him, ...

Bilingual and second language learners often encounter challenges when interpreting sentences with multiple possible meanings or structures. Research shows that their comprehension is shaped by ...

An effective communicator conveys his/her message effectively and there is no ambiguity in his/her utterances. If the meaning intended is the same as the meaning conveyed by the writer/speaker and the ...