---
license: cc-by-4.0
language:
- nl
pretty_name: BLiMP-NL Dutch BLIMP
size_categories:
- 1K<n<10K
configs:
- config_name: adpositional_phrases
  data_files: "data/adpositional_phrases*.parquet"
- config_name: adverbial_modification
  data_files: "data/adverbial_modification*.parquet"
- config_name: anaphor_agreement
  data_files: "data/anaphor_agreement*.parquet"
- config_name: argument_structure
  data_files: "data/argument_structure*.parquet"
- config_name: auxiliaries
  data_files: "data/auxiliaries*.parquet"
- config_name: binding_principle_a
  data_files: "data/binding_principle_a*.parquet"
- config_name: complementive
  data_files: "data/complementive*.parquet"
- config_name: crossing_dependencies
  data_files: "data/crossing_dependencies*.parquet"
- config_name: determiners
  data_files: "data/determiners*.parquet"
- config_name: extraposition
  data_files: "data/extraposition*.parquet"
- config_name: finite_argument_clause
  data_files: "data/finite_argument_clause*.parquet"
- config_name: infinitival_argument_clause
  data_files: "data/infinitival_argument_clause*.parquet"
- config_name: nominalization
  data_files: "data/nominalization*.parquet"
- config_name: parasitic_gaps
  data_files: "data/parasitic_gaps*.parquet"
- config_name: passive
  data_files: "data/passive*.parquet"
- config_name: quantifiers
  data_files: "data/quantifiers*.parquet"
- config_name: r_words
  data_files: "data/r_words*.parquet"
- config_name: relativization
  data_files: "data/relativization*.parquet"
- config_name: topicalization
  data_files: "data/topicalization*.parquet"
- config_name: verb_second
  data_files: "data/verb_second*.parquet"
- config_name: wh_movement
  data_files: "data/wh_movement*.parquet"
- config_name: wh_movement_restrictions
  data_files: "data/wh_movement_restrictions*.parquet"
---

# BLiMP-NL: Dutch BLIMP

## Dataset Description

BLiMP-NL is a dataset of Dutch linguistic minimal pairs for evaluating language models' syntactic knowledge. It contains minimal pairs for 22 grammatical phenomena in Dutch, further divided into 84 paradigms.

## Dataset Structure

The dataset contains minimal pairs of grammatical and ungrammatical sentences in Dutch, organized into subsets testing various linguistic phenomena. Each minimal pair tests a specific grammatical phenomenon.

### Fields

- `sentence_good`: The grammatical sentence
- `sentence_bad`: The ungrammatical sentence  
- `linguistic_phenomenon`: The linguistic phenomenon being tested
- `paradigm`: The specific paradigm within the phenomenon
- `item_nr`: Item number that groups the minimal pair

## Usage

```python
from datasets import load_dataset

# Load specific subset
dataset = load_dataset("juletxara/blimp-nl", "agreement")

# Or load all subsets
dataset = load_dataset("juletxara/blimp-nl")

# Example usage
for subset_name, subset_data in dataset.items():
    print(f"Subset: {subset_name}")
    for example in subset_data:
        print(f"Good: {example['sentence_good']}")
        print(f"Bad: {example['sentence_bad']}")
        print(f"Phenomenon: {example['linguistic_phenomenon']}")
        print()
```

## Data Source

This dataset is derived from BLiMP-NL:
https://data.ru.nl/collections/ru/cls/blimp-nl_dsc_550

## Citation

Please cite the original BLiMP-NL paper when using this dataset:

```bibtex
@article{suijkerbuijk2023blimp,
  title={BLiMP-NL: The Benchmark of Linguistic Minimal Pairs for Dutch},
  author={Suijkerbuijk, M.J.P.F. and Prins, Zoë and de Heer Kloots, Marianne and Zuidema, Willem and Frank, Stefan},
  year={2023}
}
```

## License

The dataset follows the original BLiMP-NL project's licensing terms.