Surface Regularities = Useful Disambiguators

• Not Necessarily!

• “Scratching her nose” vs “Kicking the bucket” (deMarcken 1995)

• Right for the Wrong Reason

  • Burglar Rob… Thieves Stray Crate Chase Lookout

• Learning the Corpus, not the Sense

  • The “Ste.” Cluster: Dry Oyster Whisky Hot Float Ice

• Learning Nothing Useful, Wrong Question

  • Keeping: Bring Hoping Wiping Could Should Some Them Rest

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