On Sun, 10 Mar 1996, FREEMAN ROBERT JOHN wrote:
> Has anyone any further references about or examples of what you might
> call "topological" limitations of language structure, similar to those of
> center embedding of relative clauses in English (Aravind Joshi, cmp-lg/9411030).
>
> The rat the cat chased ate the cheese.
> The rat the cat the dog bit chased ate the cheese.
>
> I always find it an amusing brick wall in English structure, right where you
> might least expect it. I'd be interested to hear of any other similar
> "arbitrary" restrictions.
>
> Rob Freeman
>