Table 1 An example set of the experimental stimuli.
From: Object type effects on the processing of Chinese aspectual verbs in complement coercion
Condition | Verb | Object NP | NP+1 | NP+2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AspV + EntityNP | 画家 huàjiā artist | 开始 kāishǐ start | 这幅作品 zhè-fú zuòpǐn this-CL artwork | 之前 zhīqián before | 喝了 hēle drink | 一杯咖啡。 yī-bēi kāfēi one-CL coffee |
“The artist drank a cup of coffee before starting this artwork.” | ||||||
AspV + EventNP | 画家 huàjiā artist | 开始 kāishǐ start | 这次调色 zhè-cì tiáo-sè this-CL color-mixing | 之前 zhīqián before | 喝了 hēle drink | 一杯咖啡。 yī-bēi kāfēi one-CL coffee |
“The artist drank a cup of coffee before starting this color-mixing.” | ||||||
NeuV + EntityNP | 画家 huàjiā artist | 准备zhǔnbèi prepare | 这幅作品 zhè-fú zuòpǐn this-CL artwork | 之前 zhīqián before | 喝了 hēle drink | 一杯咖啡。 yī-bēi kāfēi one-CL coffee |
“The artist drank a cup of coffee before preparing this artwork.” | ||||||
NeuV + EventNP | 画家 huàjiā artist | 准备 zhǔnbèi prepare | 这次调色 zhè-cì tiáo-sè this-CL color-mixing | 之前 zhīqián before | 喝了 hēle drink | 一杯咖啡。 yī-bēi kāfēi one-CL coffee |
“The artist drank a cup of coffee before preparing this color-mixing.” | ||||||
