(1)
a.
What do you think that Mary bought?
b.
O que você acha que Maria comprou?
what you think that Maria bought
‘ What do you think that Maria bought?’
(2)
a.
Who do you think (that) Mary saw at the party?
b.
To whom do you think (that) Mary gave the gift?
c.
When do you think (that) Mary will arrive?
(3)
*Who do you think that saw the movie?
(4)
Who do you think saw the movie?
(5)
Who do you think that l saw the movie?
(6)
a.
Quem você acha que Maria viu na festa?
Who you think that Maria saw at-the party
‘Who do you think that Maria saw at the party?’
b.
Para quem você acha que Maria deu o presente?
To whom you think that Maria gave the gift
‘To whom do you think that Maria gave the gift?’
c.
Quando você acha que Maria vai chegar?
When you think that Maria will arrive?
‘When do you think that Maria will arrive?’
d.
Quem você acha que viu o filme?
Who you think that saw the movie?
‘Who do you think that saw the movie?’
(7)
a.
Object: this is the boy (that) Mary saw
b.
Adjunct: this is the day (that) Mary will arrive
c.
Subject: this is the person that t saw the movie
d.
Subject: * this is the person t saw movie
(8)
a.
Object: esse é o menino que Maria viu
this is the boy that Maria saw
‘this is the boy that Maria saw’
b.
Adjunct: esse é o dia que Maria vai chegar
this is the day that Maria will arrive
‘this is the day that Maria will arrive
c.
Subject: esse é o amigo que viu o filme
this is the friend that saw the movie
‘this is the friend that saw the movie
(9)
Experimenter: we know that it was the girl who was under the top hat,
but
Snug the Snail doesn’t know that. Ask him who he thinks.
Child (expected): who do you think was under the top hat?
Puppet: the boy!
Child: Wrong!
(10)
a.
What do you think she was eating? (J, 5.2)
b.
Who do you think kissed the boy? (C, 4.2)
c.
Where do you think the girl was? (N, 4.1)
d.
How do you think the boy flew? (S, 4.6)
e.
Which game do you think they were playing? (W, 4.11)
(11)
a.
Which kid do you think who got him out of the water? (A, 6.0)
b.
What do you think what the girl did to the boy? (S, 4.7)
c.
What do you think where the girl was walking? (S, 4.7)
d.
Who do you think who kissed the boy? (M, 4.0)
e.
What girl you think who kicked the ball to the ground? (L, 3.11)
(12)
a.
Who do you think that was chasing the boys? (J, 5.2)
b.
Who do you think that fell from the rope? (S, 5.9)
c.
Who do you think that kissed the boy? (A, 5.4)
(13)
a.
What game do you think that they were playing? (S, 4.8)
b.
Where do you think that the girl saw the boy? (S, 5.9)
(14)
a.
Que jogo você acha que eles tavam jogando? (I, 5.2)
What game you think that they were playing
‘What game do you think that they were playing?’
b.
Quem você acha que voou? (G, 6.2)
Who you think that flew
‘Who do you think flew?’
c.
Onde você acha que o Cebolinha viu a Monica? (T, 5.5)
Where you think that the Cebolinha saw the Monica
‘Where do you think that Cebolinha saw Monica?’
(15)
a.
Quem você acha quem tava atrás da cerca? (J, 4.6)
Who you think who was behind of-the fence
‘Who do you think was behind the fence?’
b.
Como você acha como o Cebolinha cortou a corda? (G, 4.5)
How you think how the Cebolinha cut the rope
‘How do you think that Cebolinha cut the rope?’
c.
Onde você acha onde que o Cascáo tava andando? (C, 5.3)
Where you think where that the Cascão was walking
‘Where do you think that Cascão was walking?’
(16)
What did Mary buy <what> ?
(17)
What do you think <what> Mary bought <what>?
Table 1
Contingency table - Medial wh-questions x Inhibition control (English, N = 32)
Table 2
Contingency table - Medial wh-questions x Inhibition control (BrP, N = 72)