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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Phon. 2014 May 1;44:62–82. doi: 10.1016/j.wocn.2014.03.003

Table 2.

The stimuli for stress-initial words (MAmima)

Negative declarative showing reservation (ND):
What they are doing is horrible!
dhen dhjakiNUN Akopi MAmima. metaKSI mathiTON karameLItses puLUN.
It is not that they merchandize raw MAmima. It is just ‘candies’ they sell to students.
Wh-question (WhQ):
We are looking for raw MAmima.
pu PSAhnete JAkopi MAmima? metaKSI mathiTON evREos dhjakiNIte.
Where are you looking for raw MAmima? Usually one can find some among students.
Imperative request (IR):
You seem as if you want to ask me for a favor.
VRESmu LIji Akopi MAmima. metaKSI mathiTON evREos dhjakiNIte.
Find some raw MAmima for me. Usually one can find some among students.
Yes-no question (YNQ):
anaziTAS Akopi MAmima? metaKSI mathiTON evREos dhjakiNIte.
Are you looking for raw MAmima? Usually one can find some among students.
Causative clause (CC):
aFU VRIskun Akopi MAmima, metaKSI mathiTON liKIu tin dhjakiNUN.
Since it happens to have in their possession raw MAmima, they merchandize it to students.
Control negative declarative showing reservation (Control ND):
What they are doing is unacceptable!
dhen dhjakiNUN Akopi MAmima metaKSI mathiTON kjaNIlikon efivon. It is not that they merchandize raw MAmima to students and underage teenagers.