- Map-Legend:
- B-(Y)-S-(X1-X2)-V
- S-B-(Y)-(X1-X2)-V
- B-(Y)-S-V-(X1-X2)
- S-B-(Y)-V-(X1-X2)
- Mixed Data
- No Data
| Language | Question | Subquestion | Color | Parameter | Value | Preference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czech | 20 | a | B-(Y)-S-V-(X1-X2) | 1 | NA | |
| Czech | 20 | a | S-B-(Y)-V-(X1-X2) | 0.5 | NA | |
| Gagauz | 20 | a | S-B-(Y)-(X1-X2)-V | 0.5 | ||
| Mongolian | 20 | a | B-(Y)-S-(X1-X2)-V | 1 | NA | |
| Mongolian | 20 | a | S-B-(Y)-(X1-X2)-V | 1 | NA | |
| Polish | 20 | a | B-(Y)-S-V-(X1-X2) | 1 | ||
| Polish | 20 | a | S-B-(Y)-V-(X1-X2) | 1 | ||
| Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian | 20 | a | B-(Y)-S-V-(X1-X2) | 1 | ||
| Standard German | 20 | a | B-(Y)-S-(X1-X2)-V | 1 | ||
| Standard German | 20 | a | S-B-(Y)-(X1-X2)-V | 1 | ||
| Standard German | 20 | a | B-(Y)-S-V-(X1-X2) | 1 | ||
| Upper Sorbian | 20 | a | B-(Y)-S-(X1-X2)-V | 1 | NA | |
| Oromo | 20 | a | B-(Y)-S-(X1-X2)-V | 0.5 |
(20) Can a subconstituent of an NP be discontinuous from the head of the NP?
a) displaced part of NP is given information, displacement to the left
If O = (NP X1 B X2)
Alternatives to be checked: B-(Y)-S-(object X1-X2)-V / S-B-(Y)-(object X1-X2)-V / B-(Y)-S-V-(object X1-X2) / S-B-(Y)-V-(object X1-X2) / B = extracted element; Y = optional elements, such as adverbs
Prompt: [What kind of book about birds] did the professor buy yesterday?
*About birds (yesterday) the professor [an encyclopedia __] bought. (B-(Y)-S-(obj X1-X2)-V)
*The professor (yesterday) about birds [an encyclopedia __] bought. (S-B-(Y)-(obj X1-X2)-V)
?*About birds (yesterday) the professor bought [an encyclopedia __]. (B-(Y)-S-V-(obj X1-X2))
*The professor (yesterday) about birds bought [an encyclopedia __]. (S-B-(Y)-V-(obj X1-X2))
German
[ein Lexikon über Vögel]
a encyclopedia about birds (unmarked word order)
Über Vögel hat der Professor [ein Lexikon __] gekauft.
about birds has the professor a encyclopedia bought
'The professor bought an encyclopedia about birds.'
Explanation: Please check for the displacement of adpositional phrases and NPs with peripheral cases (e.g., locative). Make sure that the adpositional phrase cannot be (mis-)interpreted as an adjunct of V (as it could be in the woman wrote (a book) about plants).
Alternative examples that could be used:
the child found [a letter from his grandfather]
the king resented [a question about the lost war]