Table 7.
Frequencies of the attractors used in Experiments 2a and 2b (in ipm, or instances per million).
| Experiment | Head gender | Attractor gender | Mean attractor freq (ipm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Experiment 2a | F | F | 138.1 |
| M | 120.0 | ||
| N | N | 105.9 | |
| M | 81.7 | ||
| M | M | 91.8 | |
| F | 41.1 | ||
| M | M | 134.9a | |
| N | 78.9 | ||
| Experiment 2b | M | M | 61.4 |
| F | 61.9 | ||
| M | M | 69.2 | |
| N | 68.1 |
a
It should be noted that one really frequent M noun influences this number a lot. If we get rid of it and of the corresponding N attractor, the frequencies become very close: 73.9 for M attractors and 84.6 for N attractors.