23.4373, Qs: Native English Speaker Semantics Survey
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Subject: 23.4373, Qs: Native English Speaker Semantics Survey
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Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2012 11:59:23
From: Kota Nishiwaki [hot_corner_55 at hotmail.com]
Subject: Native English Speaker Semantics Survey
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If you are a native speaker of English and feel something is strange about the following sentences, please point it out. Any comments are welcome. Please send your replies directly to my email, hot_corner_55 at hotmail.com. Your responses will assist me in my research.
(1) He ate a meal in 30 minutes at a restaurant, but he didn't eat all the food the chef served him.
(2) He ate in 30 minutes at a restaurant, but he didn't eat all the food the chef served him.
(3) He finished eating a meal in 30 minutes at a restaurant, but he didn't eat all the food the chef served him.
(4) He finished eating in 30 minutes at a restaurant, but he didn't eat all the food the chef served him.
(5) He ate a meal at a restaurant, but he didn't eat all the food the chef served him.
(6) He ate at a restaurant, but he didn't eat all the food the chef served him.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Kota Nishiwaki
Linguistic Field(s): Semantics
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