TABLE II.

Examples of the prosody conditions. Note that the comma indicates the lexico-syntactically defined clause boundary; the double slash (//) indicates the position of the prosodic marking of a clause boundary. The quotations indicate a shared seven-word sequence, cross-spliced.

Sentence type	Example sentences
(1) Congruent prosody	Because she wanted “romantic lighting, // the candle on the table” was important.
(2) Congruent prosody	Because she was a “romantic, // lighting the candle on the table” became a ritual.
(3) Conflicting prosody	Because she wanted “romantic // lighting, the candle on the table” was important.
(4) Conflicting prosody	Because she was a “romantic, lighting // the candle on the table” became a ritual.