<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Dear colleague,<br><br></div>I'd like
to ask you for your help in the context of a research project funded by
the DFG (the German research foundation). In order to complement (and
better understand) data collected from 'normal' native speakers of
English, we also need judgments from professional linguists preferably not working in minimalist syntax ... <br>
<br></div>Below, you'll find 4 minidialogues, consisting of a questions
and two alternative answers. All I want to ask you for is which of the
two oprions for answering the question you prefer. If you have no
preference, please make a random selection. <br>
<br></div>I'll inform you about the outcome of the complete study if you are interested.<br><br></div>Thanks a lot in advance.<br><br></div>Here are the four minidialogues <br><br>
<p style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"">(1) Does everybody on your team love some
girl in your home town?<br>
a) Yes, they all love Mary.<br>
b) Yes, Sam loves Mary, and Peter loves Jessica.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></p><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif">(2) Who wonders who bought what?<br>a) Well, John does.<br>b) Well, John wonders who bought the car, and Jane wonders who bought the boat.</span><br>
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</span><span style="font-family:Times">(3) Peter is watching the man with binoculars, right?</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times"></span></p><span style="font-family:Times">a)
No, he is using a camera with a zoom lens.</span><span style="font-family:Times">b)
No, he is watching the man standing beside the one with binoculars.</span><span style="font-family:Times"></span>
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(4) Who remembers what who ordered?<br>
a) Well, Peter does.<br>
b) Well, Peter remembers what Ann ordered, and Jane remembers what Frank
ordered.</span></p>
I am much looking forward to your answer! <div class=""><div id=":34q" class="" tabindex="0"><img class="" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/images/cleardot.gif"></div></div><div class=""><br></div><span class=""><font color="#888888"><br>
</font></span></div><span class=""><font color="#888888">Gisbert Fanselow<br></font></span></div><span class=""><font color="#888888">Professor of syntax, University of Potsdam, Germany </font></span><br clear="all"><br>
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Gisbert Fanselow<br>Linguistics, University of Potsdam<br>Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 23-24<br>14476 Potsdam<br>x331-977 2446 <br>
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