Acceptability rating study "Savannah"

One goal of the study was to test the agentivity of 360 adjectives using adverbs of volition or control. A second goal was to confirm a selection of adjectives for the subsequent study. The present experiment was an acceptability rating study with a one factor mixed design. The within-item but between-subject factor was adverb type (absichtlich vs. bewusst vs. freiwillig). Random effects were item number and participant ID. The participants were randomly assigned to lists (10 per list, 6 lists, 30 per adjective). The study had the form of an on-line questionnaire and was programmed in PCIbex. The participants were instructed to read the sentences and rate their naturalness on a 7-point Likert scale from 1 (sehr unnatürlich) to 7 (sehr natürlich).