- 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 | c | B-(Y)-S-V-(X1-X2) | 0.5 | NA | |
| Gagauz | 20 | c | S-B-(Y)-(X1-X2)-V | 1 | ||
| Gagauz | 20 | c | B-(Y)-S-V-(X1-X2) | 1 | ||
| Gagauz | 20 | c | S-B-(Y)-V-(X1-X2) | 1 | ||
| Polish | 20 | c | B-(Y)-S-V-(X1-X2) | 1 | ||
| Polish | 20 | c | S-B-(Y)-V-(X1-X2) | 1 | ||
| Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian | 20 | c | B-(Y)-S-V-(X1-X2) | 1 | ||
| Upper Sorbian | 20 | c | B-(Y)-S-(X1-X2)-V | 1 | NA |
(20) Can a subconstituent of an NP be discontinuous from the head of the NP?
c) displaced part of NP is contrastive focus, displacement to the left
Prompt: The professor bought [a book about cats] yesterday.
*No! About birds (yesterday) the professor [a book __] bought. (B-(Y)-S-(obj X1-X2)-V)
*No! The professor (yesterday) about birds [a book __] bought. (S-B-(Y)-(obj X1-X2)-V)
?*No! About birds (yesterday) the professor bought [a book __]. (B-(Y)-S-V-(obj X1-X2))
*No! The professor (yesterday) about birds bought [a book __]. (S-B-(Y)-V-(obj X1-X2))
German
Nein! Über Vögel hat der Professor [ein Buch __] gekauft.
no about birds has the professor a book bought
'No! The professor has bought a book 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]