A Prosodic Focus Study on the Differentiation of Syntactic Structural Ambiguity from the Perspective of Experimental Phonetics: A Case Study of The Mother of Three Children

With the deepening research on syntactic structural ambiguity and prosodic phonetics, the role of prosodic focus in the resolution of syntactic ambiguity has become a key topic in phonetic studies. Using The Mother of Three Children as an example, this study analyzes the relationship between prosodic focus and syntactic ambiguity through acoustic and perceptual experiments. The research aims to bridge the gap in understanding how prosodic focus functions in the differentiation of syntactic ambiguity and to explore its influence on ambiguity interpretation in real-world contexts. The experimental results indicate that variations in prosodic focus can, to some extent, facilitate the resolution of syntactic ambiguity. In the syntactic structure of The Mother of Three Children, different prosodic foci significantly affect ambiguity interpretation. This study not only enriches the theoretical understanding of syntactic ambiguity and prosodic focus but also provides empirical evidence for ambiguity resolution in language processing. By examining the interaction between prosody and syntax, this research offers new perspectives and insights for studies in phonetics, syntax, and language comprehension.