The contribution of evidentials to utterance content: Evidence from the Basque reportative particle omen: Online Appendix

Language 90.2, June 2014 s1 THE CONTRIBUTION OF EVIDENTIALS TO UTTERANCE CONTENT: EVIDENCE FROM THE BASQUE REPORTATIVE PARTICLE OMEN: ONLINE APPENDIX KEPA KORTA LARRAITZ ZUBELDIA University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) APPENDIX: CONDITIONS 2, 3, AND 4 OF SAMPLE SCENARIO Conditions 2, 3, and 4 of the sample scenario for experiment 1, discussed in §4.1 of the main text (p. 403), are presented here (the sentences added are in bold). FIGURE A1. Condition 2 of sample experimental scenario (experiment 1), with English translation. Xabier and Maialen are working at the faculty, at Xabier’s office, and they cannot see what the weather is like, since the office does not have any windows. Maialen is already tired, and wants to go out, whereas Xabier would like to finish their work. He proposes a deal to Maialen: if it is good weather, they will stop working, whereas if it is raining, they will go on working. Maialen has just come back from the toilet, and has seen that the weather is wonderful. Xabier has a phone call. After he finishes his conversation , he hangs up. Xabier: ‘It is raining [omen] a lot.’ (‘It is stated that it is raining a lot.’) Maialen: ‘No way! Since it was very clear some minutes ago.’ What do you think about Maialen’s answer in this context? 1 2 3 4 5|––––––––|––––––––|––––––––|––––––––| Not acceptable at all Totally acceptable s2 FIGURE A2. Condition 3 of sample experimental scenario (experiment 1), with English translation. Xabier and Maialen are working at the faculty, at Xabier’s office, and they cannot see what the weather is like, since the office does not have any windows. Maialen is already tired, and wants to go out, whereas Xabier would like to finish their work. He proposes a deal to Maialen: if it is good weather, they will stop working, whereas if it is raining, they will go on working. Xabier has a phone call. After he finishes his conversation, he hangs up. Maialen hears all of the conversation, since the volume on Xabier’s phone is very loud. The conversation was about the plan for the evening. Xabier: ‘(S)he has told me that it is raining a lot.’ Maialen: ‘No way! They didn’t tell you that, you’ve made it up to go on working.’ What do you think about Maialen’s answer in this context? 1 2 3 4 5|––––––––|––––––––|––––––––|––––––––| Not acceptable at all Totally acceptable s3 FIGURE A3. Condition 4 of sample experimental scenario (experiment 1), with English translation. Xabier and Maialen are working at the faculty, at Xabier’s office, and they cannot see what the weather is like, since the office does not have any windows. Maialen is already tired, and wants to go out, whereas Xabier would like to finish their work. He proposes a deal to Maialen: if it is good weather, they will stop working, whereas if it is raining, they will go on working. Maialen has just come back from the toilet, and has seen that the weather is wonderful. Xabier has a phone call. After he finishes his conversation , he hangs up. Xabier: ‘(S)he has told me that it is raining a lot.’ Maialen: ‘No way! Since it was very clear some minutes ago.’ What do you think about Maialen’s answer in this context? 1 2 3 4 5|––––––––|––––––––|––––––––|––––––––| Not acceptable at all Totally acceptable ...