Table 3.

Descriptive Statistics for and Correlations Between Predictor Variables in Experiments 1, 3, and 4

Variable	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	M	SEM
1. Number of Syllables	---											9.46	4.28
2. Clause Duration	.92	---										2.18	.04
3. Pause Duration	.13	.11	---									.91	.03
4. Non-Terminal Punctuation	.19	.31	−.14	---								.31	.02
5. Terminal Punctuation	.22	.19	.50	−.33	---							.57	.02
6. Temporal References	.00	−.04	−.05	.09	−.06	---						.18	.01
7. Spatial Changes	−.07	−.04	−.04	−.11	−.03	.00	---					.12	.01
8. Object Changes	.02	−.02	.05	−.09	−.04	−.05	−.12	---				.11	.01
9. Character Changes	.17	.19	−.09	.10	−.13	.00	.15	−.04	---			.30	.02
10. Causal Changes	.16	.21	−.07	.04	−.10	.00	.15	.13	.17	---		.22	.01
11. Goal Changes	.17	.20	−.08	.12	−.09	.05	.12	.00	.38	.34	---	.22	.02

NOTE: With n = 757, |r| > .12 indicates a statistically significant correlation with p < .001. Mean clause and pause durations are in seconds.

The two rightmost columns give the mean and standard error for the structural variables and situation changes. For the situation changes, these correspond to proportions.

Correlations between the structural variables in the auditory group and the structural variables in the visual groups are shown for descriptive purposes only; the two sets of variables were never used in the same regressions, and the high correlations between the structural variables in these groups therefore have no effect on the following analyses.