Table 1. Story Information.
| Title | Author | Original perspective | Number of words | Publication year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivier (River) | Tommy Wieringa | 3rd person | 339 | 2010 |
| De Mexicaanse hond (The Mexican dog) | Marga Minco | 1st person | 1239 | 1990 |
| Dubbele tong (Double tongue) | Bernlef | 3rd person | 2005 | 1974 |
| Broeder P. (Brother P.) | Tommy Wieringa | 3rd person | 350 | 2010 |
| De tekening (The drawing) | Thomas Rosenboom | 1st person | 1283 | 2006 |
| De vissers (The fishermen) | Thomas Rosenboom | 3rd person | 2092 | 2006 |
| Liberty Mountain (Liberty Mountain) | Sylvia Witteman | 1st person | 652 | 2009 |
| Officina Asmara (Officina Asmara) | Tommy Wieringa | 1st person | 402 | 2010 |
Eight short stories from Dutch fiction published between 1974 and 2010, were selected as stimulus material (mean number of words per story = 1043.25, s.d. = 723.05, min = 338, max = 2090). The stories were all typical short stories with a single plot, a single setting and focusing on a single incident covering only a short period of time. There was only a very brief introduction (if at all) and an abrupt and open ending. All stories were internally focalized by the main character and the narrative voice was identical with the narrative point of view. Besides the main character, the number of active characters was very limited. In the original version half of the stories used 1st person pronouns to refer to the main character and half 3rd person pronouns. Word count is based on the original versions of the stories.