指代歧义本身就是又歧义

sunjin1988

The electronics company has unveiled what it claims to be the world's smallest network digital camcorder, the length of which is that of a handheld computer, and it weighs less than 11 ounces.

 

(A) to be the world's smallest network digital camcorder, the length of which is that of a handheld computer, and it weighs  it有歧义指代了COMPANY

(B) to be the smallest network digital camcorder in the world, which is as long as a handheld computer, weighing

(C) is the smallest network digital camcorder in the world, which is as long as a handheld computer, and it weighs

(D) is the world's smallest network digital camcorder, which is as long as a handheld computer and weighs

(E) is the world's smallest network digital camcorder, the length of which is that of a handheld computer, weighing

答案说A错是因为A里面IT会指代COMPANY 这怎么可能呢？ 明显看的出说的是CAMCORDER啊 公司怎么可能有重量。。。。

还有这题我总错 答案是D!

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EMINEM830505

A: it 能指的名词太多了, company,camcorder,computer.

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moonlolita

楼主我能问你个问题不？

我感觉你好像特强力的能感觉出代词“明显该指代啥啥啥”，不知你是怎么判断的……

答案说A错是因为A里面IT会指代COMPANY 这怎么可能呢？ 明显看的出说的是CAMCORDER啊 公司怎么可能有重量。。。。

还有这题我总错 答案是D!

就是说我认为代词没明确说清指代啥前面又有好几个同单复数的东东，就可能歧义啊……我好像实在没本事明确呆想想指出他指代什么的……

能说下你为啥这么肯定不？

moonlolita

还有我觉得a不对是逻辑意思问题，

 the length of which is that of a handheld computer，如network digital camcorder的长度就是 that of a handheld computer，那两者就成一个东西了吧？

network digital camcorder的长度只可能等于，即as long as 那个a handheld computer的长度，不可能“is”的吧

至于这题目为什么B D中选d 开始我也不明白

现在我觉得是因为那个要表达的length 和 weigh 是两个并列关系，共同描述那个camcorder具体有多小，不可以把weigh改成从属性伴随状语的吧

当然这就是事后分析了……实在不知道第一感觉该是啥了