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In this paper, I will discuss at least three construction
types from the generative literature (the third wh-effect in English multiple
questions, superiority effects in German, and weak crossover facts) for which
careful acceptability rating experiments show:
(a) the data are not always correctly represented in the literature,
(b) the corrected set of data allows for a simpler analysis, and
(c) it is crucial to correctly identify the set of competing structures relative
to which grammaticality judgments are given.
Due to the eminent contribution of processing difficulty to acceptability judgments, it seems vital to find a better empirical grounding of syntax theory.