The Categorial Status of Body Part Prepositions in Valley Zapotec ...

epresenting the picture on the left. The question on the right is what Lopez asked the
child for that pair.
Table 13. Pre-test
Left Picture Right Picture Question Asked
1 bèe'cw me'es
Cu'an bèe'cw?
'dog'
'table'
'Where is the dog?'
2 ca'rr
gyizhi'iilly
Cu'an ca'rr?
'car'
'chair'
'Where is the car?'
3 ca'rr
me'es
Cu'an me'es?
'car'
'table'
'Where is the table?'
Figure 9 below shows the pictures used with the first question in the pre-test: Cu'an
bèe'cw? 'Where is the dog?' The picture on the left (the dog) corresponds correctly to the
question.
Figure 9. Sample Picture Pair from Pre-test: Cu'an bèe'cw? (dog)
4.2.2 Body Part Test
Every body part was tested twice, once with the correct answer on the left and the
other with correct answer on the right, to control for the children having a bias for one
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