Survey Code: TK1
PLEASE COMPLETE AT MOST ONE TK1 SURVEY. YOU WILL NOT BE PAID FOR COMPLETING MORE THAN ONE SURVEY WITH THIS CODE.
This questionnaire presents 10 English sentences. Your task is to decide whether each sentence sounds natural or not. You might not be utterring the sentences by yourself, but you might nevertheless have an intuition as to how natural they are. Please indicate whether the sentence sounds natural or not by selecting one of the buttons below the sentence. Here is an example:
That's the play that the producer turned into a film.
In the above example, it is very clear that the sentence is natural, so please select the button on the left, labelled "Natural."
Here is another example:
That's the door that the carpenter opened a hole.
In this case you would probably feel that the sentence is unnatural. So please choose the button on the right, labelled "Unnatural."
In order to get paid, please make sure that you answer all 10 questions.
Consent Statement:
MCGILL DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS
Questions: their syntax, semantics, and cross-linguistic behavior
Principal Investigator: Hadas Kotek, McGill University, Linguistics Department
Consent Statement: You are invited to participate in a research study on language. The purpose of this study is to investigate some of the properties of natural language.
What we will ask you to do: If you agree to participate in this study investigating how people produce, use, and perceive language, you will be asked to read and rate some sentences of English, and answers questions about them. A session normally takes 2 minutes, and no more than 10 minutes.
Risks and benefits: This experiment involves no known risks or discomfort to you, nor is it expected to be of any direct benefit to you. You will receive a compensation in the amount of $0.05 for your participation through Amazon Mechanical Turk. Be sure to enter the correct worker ID at the beginning of the experiment so we can process your payment.
Taking part is voluntary: Your participation is completely voluntary. You may decline further participation at any time without adverse consequences.
Your answers will be confidential: The responses collected will be stored on a pass-word protected computer, and may be used in scholarly presentations and publications. The results we collect will not be linked to your identity.
If you have any questions: Please also feel free to contact Hadas Kotek at hadas.kotek@mcgill.ca or Junko Shimoyama at junko.shimoyama@mcgill.ca. if you have any questions. If you have any questions or concerns regarding your rights as a subject in this study, you may contact the Research Ethics Board Office at McGill University at 514-398-6831 or access their website at: http://www.mcgill.ca/researchoffice/compliance/human/
I have read and understood the consent statement. I am at least 18 years of age and a native speaker of English.
I consent to take part in the study.
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That's the film that the assistant developed in the darkroom.
That's the gymnast that the coach made balance on the beam.
That's the rabbit that the magician made vanish into thin air.
That's the book that the student made return to the library.
That's the girl that the teacher played with the doll.
That's the gang that the officer leaned against the wall.
That's the wall that the carpenter broke into several pieces.
That's the engine that the mechanic ran idle for 2 hours.
That's the student that the councilor made skip the road.
That's the boy that the instructor made float in the pool.
Are you a native speaker of English?
Do you speak a language other than English?
(Your answers to these questions do not affect the payment.)