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Shravan Vasishth (2008). Argument-head distance and processing complexity.

URL: http://www.ling.uni-potsdam.de/~vasishth/Papers/VasishthLewisLanguageSubmission05.pdf

(Last accessed 2009-07-23).

ODIN: http://odin.linguistlist.org/igt_raw.php?id= 2534&langcode=hin (2021-05-25).

 

Example #1:

    (3) Sita-ne Hari-ko Ravi-ko kitaab-ko khariid-ne-ko bolne-ko kahaa
    Sita-erg Hari-dat Ravi-dat book-acc buy-inf     tell-inf told
    `Sita told Hari to tell Ravi to buy the book.'
Example #2:

    (4)   a. Siitaa-ne Hari-ko Ravi-ko kitaab-ko khariid-neko bol-neko kahaa
    Sita-erg Hari-dat Ravi-dat book-acc buy-inf      tell-inf told
    `Sita told Hari to tell Ravi to buy the book.'
Example #3:

    b. Siitaa-ne Hari-ko Ravi-ko kitaab-ko jitnii jaldii ho sake khariid-neko bol-neko kahaa
    Sita-erg Hari-dat Ravi-dat book-acc as soon as possible      buy-inf   tell-inf told
    `Sita told Hari to tell Ravi to buy the book as soon as possible.'
Example #4:

    c. Siitaa-ne Hari-ko Ravi-ko kitaab-ko ek barhiya dukaan-se khariid-neko bol-neko kahaa
    Sita-erg Hari-dat Ravi-dat book-acc a good shop-from            buy-inf tell-inf told
    `Sita told Hari to tell Ravi to buy the book from a good shop.'
Example #5:

    d. Siitaa-ne Hari-ko Ravi-ko kitaab-ko jo mez-par thii khariid-neko bol-neko kahaa
    Sita-erg Hari-dat Ravi-dat book-acc that table-on was buy-inf         tell-inf told
    `Sita told Hari to tell Ravi to buy the book that was lying on a/the table.'
Example #6:

    (5)   a. vo-kaagaz jisko us-larke-ne dekhaa bahut-puraanaa thaa
    that-paper which that-boy-erg saw   very-old      was
    `That paper which that boy saw was very old.'
Example #7:

    b. vo-larkaa jisne us-kaagaz-ko dekhaa bahut-jigyaasu thaa
    that-boy who that-paper-acc saw      very-inquisitive was
    `That boy who saw that (piece of ) paper was very inquisitive.'
Example #8:

    c. vo-kaagaz jisko us-larke-ne mez ke-piiche gire-hue dekhaa bahut-puraanaa thaa
    that-paper which that-boy-erg table behind    fallen    saw    very-old  was
    `That paper which that boy saw fallen behind a/the table was very old.'
Example #9:

    d. vo-larkaa jisne us-kaagaz-ko mez ke-piiche gire-hue dekhaa bahut-jigyaasu thaa
    that-boy who that-paper-acc table behind       fallen   saw     very-inquisitive was
    `That boy who saw that (piece of ) paper fallen behind a/the table was very inqu
Example #10:

    (9)   a. vo-dukaandaar jisko us-larke-ne dekhaa bahut-amiir thaa
    that-shopkeeper whom that-boy-erg saw   very-rich  was
    `That shopkeeper whom that boy saw was very rich.'
Example #11:

    b. vo-larkaa jisne us-dukaandaar-ko dekhaa bahut-jigyaasu thaa
    that-boy who that-shopkeeper-acc saw    very-inquisitive was
    `That boy who saw that shopkeeper was very inquisitive.'
Example #12:

    c. vo-dukaandaar jisko us-larke-ne mez ke-saamne khare-hue dekhaa bahut-amiir thaa
    that-shopkeeper whom that-boy-erg table in-front-of standing    saw     very-rich   was
    `That shopkeeper whom that boy saw standing in front of a/the table was very ric
Example #13:

    d. vo-larkaa jisne us-dukaandaar-ko mez ke-saamne khare-hue dekhaa bahut-jigyaasu thaa
    that-boy who that-shopkeeper-acc table in-front-of standing     saw     very-inquisitive was
    `That boy who saw that shopkeeper standing in front of a/the table was very inqu