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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Mem Lang. 2016 Mar 21;91:202–218. doi: 10.1016/j.jml.2016.02.004

Appendix 4.

Experimental target and prime sentences for Lag 4 (shown in the DO structure), Experiment 2.

Item Stimuli
TARGET 1 The surgeon is giving the baby the medicine.
2 The gardener is giving the housewife the tomato.
3 The deputy is handing the president the agenda.
4 The referee is handing the wrestler the towel.
5 The scientist is offering the panel the evidence.
6 The attorney is offering the thief the settlement.
7 The dancer is passing the colleague the outfit.
8 The tourist is passing the doorman the luggage.
9 The mechanic is selling the builder the gadget.
10 The merchant is selling the gentleman the sweater.
11 The inventor is showing the niece the telescope.
12 The collector is showing the family the antique.

PRIME 1 The attendant is serving the golfer the peanut.
2 The postman is throwing the resident the parcel.
3 The composer is buying the performer the piano.
4 The maid is serving the leader the cocktail.
5 The jockey is teaching the horse the trick.
6 The sister is baking the roommate the muffin.
7 The columnist is throwing the novice the newspaper.
8 The historian is teaching the teenager the concept.
9 The wife is baking the consultant the potato.
10 The spy is feeding the agency the data.
11 The owner is feeding the pet the snack.
12 The associate is buying the boss the cigar.