Table C1. .
Proportion of description types for transitive (two-participant) events in Experiment 1 and Experiment 2.
| Description type | Experiment 1 | Experiment 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basque | Spanish | Basque | Spanish | |
| Canonical (Agent-Patient) | 3679 | 3613 | 3040 | 3139 |
| “Lisa has kicked Tim” | (97,2%) | (94,9%) | (95,8%) | (96,1%) |
| Deviating (total) | 105 | 191 | 130 | 126 |
| (2,8%) | (5,1 %) | (4,2%) | (3,9%) | |
| Reciprocal | 37 | 90 | 89 | 76 |
| “Lisa and Tim have danced” | ||||
| Other expressions | 65 | 95 | 36 | 47 |
| “Lisa appeared in front of Tim” | ||||
| Patient-initial | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| “Tim has been dragged by Lisa” | ||||