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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cortex. 2019 Oct 2;121:362–384. doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2019.09.005

Table 2.

Example sentence pairs in each condition

Condition Metaphorical Literal
NM His work experience was a clumsy clamber. The final ascent was an exhausting clamber.
NA The man’s gaze was a shameless slurp. The last sip was a noisy slurp.
PM The frank speaker sailed towards a finish. The boat sailed towards the sandy shore.
PA The sunset sang to the lovers. The uncle sang to the baby.

Note: NM = nominal motion, NA = nominal auditory, PM = predicate motion, PA = predicate auditory