• Map-Legend:
  • O(emb)-S-V-Emb
  • S-O(emb)-V-Emb
  • S-O(emb)-(X)-Emb-V
  • O(emb)-S-(X)-Emb-V
  • Emb-S-V-O(emb)
  • Emb-S-O(emb)-V
  • V-Emb-(X)-O(emb)-S
  • V-Emb-S-O(emb)
  • Mixed Data
  • No Data
LanguageQuestionSubquestionColorParameterValuePreference
Amharic18S-O(emb)-(X)-Emb-V1S
Amharic18O(emb)-S-(X)-Emb-V1P
Bernese German18O(emb)-S-V-Emb1ND
Jula18O(emb)-S-V-Emb1NA
Ninkaré18O(emb)-S-V-Emb1NA
Finnish18O(emb)-S-V-Emb1
Gagauz18O(emb)-S-V-Emb0.5
Gagauz18S-O(emb)-V-Emb1
Gagauz18S-O(emb)-(X)-Emb-V1
Gagauz18O(emb)-S-(X)-Emb-V1
Hungarian18O(emb)-S-V-Emb1
Hungarian18S-O(emb)-V-Emb1
Italian18O(emb)-S-V-Emb0.5
Italian18S-O(emb)-V-Emb0.5
Standard Mandarin18O(emb)-S-V-Emb1NA
Standard Mandarin18S-O(emb)-V-Emb1NA
Mopan Maya18O(emb)-S-V-Emb1NA
Mooré18O(emb)-S-(X)-Emb-V1
Slovene18O(emb)-S-V-Emb1
Slovene18S-O(emb)-V-Emb0.5
Cochabamba Quechua18O(emb)-S-V-Emb1NA
Cochabamba Quechua18S-O(emb)-V-Emb1NA
Cochabamba Quechua18S-O(emb)-(X)-Emb-V1NA
Cochabamba Quechua18O(emb)-S-(X)-Emb-V1NA
Tunen18O(emb)-S-V-Emb1NA
Oromo18O(emb)-S-(X)-Emb-V1

(18) Can objects of an embedded transitive clause occur in the matrix clause?

Alternatives to be checked: Oembedded-Smatrix-V-embedded clause / Smatrix-Oembedded-V-embedded clause / Smatrix-Oembedded-(Xmatrix)-embedded clause-V / Oembedded-Smatrix-(Xmatrix)-embedded clause-V

Prompt: The teacher said yesterday [that the children should bring pencils for the exam].

*No, pens the teacher said yesterday, [that the children should bring for the exam].

*No, the teacher pens said yesterday, [that the children should bring for the exam].

*No, the teacher pens yesterday [that the children should bring for the exam] said.

*No, pens the teacher yesterday [that the children should bring for the exam] said.

Russian

Vchera uchitel'nica skazala, [chto studenty dolzhny prinesti karandash na ekzamen].

yesterday teacher.FEM say.PST.3SG.FEM that student.PL need.PL bring.INF pencil on exam

'Yesterday the teacher said that the students should bring a pencil to the exam.'

Russian

Net, ruchku vchera uchitel'nica skazala, [chto studenty dolzhny prinesti __ na ekzamen].

no pen.ACC yesterday teacher.FEM say.PST.3SG.FEM that student.PL need.PL bring.INF on exam

'No, it was the pen that the teacher said yesterday that the students should bring to the exam.'

Explanation: Please use a context where the object is in a contrastive focus position.