disambiguation (n.)

A term used in LINGUISTICS, and especially in TRANSFORMATIONAL GRAMMAR, to refer to an analysis which demonstrates the alternative STRUCTURAL interpretations of an AMBIGUOUS SENTENCE, e.g. by ASSIGNING BRACKETS or specifying a transformational relationship. For example, the SENTENCE The chicken is ready to eat can be disambiguated by showing how it can be related to such sentences as Someone is ready to eat the chicken and The chicken is ready to eat something.