Table I.
Condition | Example |
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N‐SO | Dann | hat | der Lehrer | dem Gärtner | den Spaten | gegeben. |
then has [the teacher]SUBJ [the gardener]IOBJ [the spade]DOBJ given | |
“Then the teacher gave the spade to the gardener.” | |
P‐SO | Dann | hat | er | dem Gärtner | den Spaten | gegeben. |
then has heSUBJ [the gardener]IOBJ [the spade]DOBJ given | |
“Then he gave the spade to the gardener.” | |
N‐OS | Dann | hat | dem Gärtner | der Lehrer | den Spaten | gegeben. |
then has [the gardener]IOBJ [the teacher]SUBJ [the spade]DOBJ given | |
“Then the teacher gave the spade to the gardener.” | |
P‐OS | Dann | hat | ihm | der Lehrer | den Spaten | gegeben. |
then has himIOBJ [the teacher]SUBJ [the spade]DOBJ given | |
“Then the teacher gave him the spade.” | |
COMB | Dann | hat | ihm | den Spaten | der Lehrer | gegeben. |
then has himIOBJ [the spade]DOBJ [the teacher]SUBJ given | |
“Then the teacher gave him the spade.” |
Stimulus segmentation is indicated by the vertical bars.
N, non‐pronominal noun phrase; SO, subject‐before‐object (non‐permuted); P, pronoun; OS, object‐before‐subject (permuted); COMB, combined condition, involving the permutation of both a pronoun and a non‐pronominal argument; SUBJ, subject; DOBJ, direct object; IOBJ, indirect object.