Re: question I can't parse into a Subject Line

--- In conlang@yahoogroups.com, Rodlox <Rodlox@H...> wrote:

>"tree fell man"
>now, is the sentance an SVO about a bonsai tree falling from a man's
>grasp...or an OVS about a man falling out of a tree?  how does one
>distinguish the two, when first encountering the language for the
>first time? (ie, in a Relay).
 *curious*


My first impression was that it was OVS about a man chopping down a
tree.

Charlie