A Study On The Ambiguous Structure "Noun₁ (+de)+Noun₂"

The structure "Noun₁ (+de)+Noun₂"belongs to an abstract form which has a potential ambiguity. The paper takes this form as its object of study, describes the reason why the ambiguity occurs in every kind of this form, the ways in which their ambiguity diverge and eliminate, the priority of understanding and its reason. Through investigating the priority of understanding every ambiguous structure, the paper points out the factors such as syntax, semantics and recognition affect the prior understanding the meaning of this ambiguous structure.In the preface, the paper introduces the current situation of study on this ambiguous structure, the content and aim of the paper, the methods of study which the paper adopts. The forward three parts describes the simple and complicated ambiguous structure "Noun₁ (+de)+Noun₂" wholly from these sides: the reason of the ambiguity occurring, diversfying and eliminating ambiguity, prior understanding its meaning. The fourth part investigates the priority of understanding every kind of this structure in the former parts. The fifth part discusses the factors which affect the prior understanding the meaning of the ambiguous structure.It is concluded in the paper that the ambiguity occurring is accidental. In our everyday life, it is difficult to sense ambiguous. This is associated with not only the factors such as the requirement of the ambiguity occurring and the context, but also the priority of understanding the ambiguous structure. Understanding the ambiguous structure is a tactical process and a result which all kinds of understanding factors affect. But special emphasis is always laid on a certain specific phrase. The semantic factors are the most principal to the simple ambiguous structure "Noun₁ (+de)+Noun₂" while the cognitive factors are the most principal to the complicated this structure.