Jackendoff used the examples of a parent and apparent to emphasize that:
A) we cannot determine word boundaries on phonological grounds alone
B) ambiguity is more widespread in language than is commonly realized
C) transformational rules are needed along with phrase-structure rules to provide a complete grammatical theory
D) the frequency of a word has a significant effect on how easily it is retrieved

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Jackendoff's examples illustrate that phonological information alone is not enough to determine word boundaries in ambiguous cases where two words have the same pronunciation. This highlights the limitations of relying solely on phonological information in language processing.

Jackendoff Used the Examples of a Parent and Apparent to Emphasize