other,16-2-P99-1038,ak | function-argument structure </term> of a <term> | sentence | </term> allows a <term> deterministic , polynomial | #30888 We show that using a theory of scope availability based upon the function-argument structure of a sentence allows a deterministic, polynomial time test for the availability of a reading, while solving the same problem within theories based on the well-formedness of sentences in the meaning language has been shown to be NP-hard. |