Table 3 Examples of the sentence stimuli for each condition
Sentence type | Example sentences |
|---|---|
Semantic canonical | She closes her door in pingu. |
Daddy is holding another present for pingu. | |
The play a game in the snow. | |
Pingu is building a castle on the floor. | |
Pingu wants to play music, too. | |
Semantic violation | She closes her head on pingu. |
Daddy is holding another backyard to pingu. | |
They play a hand in the snow. | |
Pingu is building a music on the floor | |
Pingu wants to play hat, too. | |
Phrase structure canonical (English) | Mommy and Daddy look at their son. |
He makes lots of noise with that accordion. | |
Pingu sits on top of this igloo. | |
Pinga walks back to her sled withher head down. | |
Pingu chews with his mouth open. | |
Phrase structure violation (English) | Mommy and Daddy look at that their son. |
He makes lots of noise with this that accordion. | |
Pingu sits on top of their this igloo. | |
Pinga walks back to their her sled with her head down. | |
Pingu chews with that his mouth open. | |
Phrase structure canonical (Jabberwocky) | Moonoo and dobah hokee at their sim. |
Zhay pangdoom trayglee of toopem with that apelgoeem. | |
Kamgi trahbahn on top of this ubre. | |
Pantue boshveen back to her aheep with her burmar peem. | |
Fue reeab with his sheepum okim. | |
Phrase structure violation (Jabberwocky) | Moonoo and dobah hokee at that their sim. |
Zhay pangdoom trayglee of toopem with this that apelgoeem. | |
Kamgi trahbahn on top of their this ubre. | |
Pantue boshveen back to their her aheep with her burmar peem. | |
Fue reeab with that his sheepum okim. |