Table 1.

Sample stimuli for Experiment 1.

CONTAINER-FOR-CONTENT
(A.1) Meaning shift	Was | hat | Heinz | hastig | getrunken?
	what has Heinz hastily drunk
	“What did Heinz drink hastily?”
	Er | hat | den Becher | hastig | getrunken.
	he has the goblet hastily drunk
	“He drank the goblet hastily.”
(A.2) Control	Was | hat | Rolf | wie seinen Augapfel |gehütet?
	what has Rolf like his eyeball guarded
	“What did Rolf guard jealously?”
	Er | hat | den Becher | wie seinen Augapfel | gehütet.
	He has the goblet like his eyeball guarded
	“He guarded the goblet jealously.”
CONTENT-FOR-CONTAINER
(B.1) Meaning shift	Was | hat | Asterix | an seinem Gürtel | festgeschnallt?
	what has Asterix to his belt fastened
	“What did Asterix fasten to his belt?”
	Er | hat | den Zaubertrank | an seinem Gürtel | festgeschnallt.
	he has the magic potion to his belt fastened
	“He fastened the magic potion to his belt.”
(B.2) Control	Was | hat | Miraculix | vor dem Eintreffen | der Römer | gebraut?
	what has Miraculix before the arrival the Romans brewed
	“What did Miraculix brew before the arrival of the Romans?”
	Er | hat | den Zaubertrank | vor dem Eintreffen | der Römer | gebraut.
	he has the magic potion before the arrival the Romans brewed
	“He brewed (the) magic potion before the arrival of the Romans.”

Critical expressions are marked in bold.