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Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町

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Subject 14

Sentence #1: お爺さんは朝ご飯を食べたよ。
'Grandpa ate breakfast.'
Sentence #2: お爺さんはご飯を食べたの?
'Did grandpa eat?'
Sentence #3: 何か見える。
'I can see something.'
Sentence #4: 何か聞こえるよ。
'I can hear something.'
Sentence #5: 何か見える?
'Can you see something?'
Sentence #6: 何か聞こえる？
'Can you hear something?'
Sentence #7: 何が見える?
'What can you see?'
Sentence #8: 何が聞こえる?
'What can you hear?'
Sentence #9: 遠くに熊が見える。
'I can see a bear far over there.'
Sentence #10: 遠くに熊が見える？
'Can you see a bear far over there.'
 Sentence #11: 遠くに何が見える？
'What can you see far over there?'
Sentence #12: お爺さんが何かを台所で飲んだよ。
'Grandpa drank something in the kitchen.'
Sentence #13: お婆さんが何かをいろりばたで飲んだよ。
'Grandma drank something at the hearth'
Sentence #14: お爺さんは何を台所で飲んだの？
'What did grandpa drink in the kitchen?'
Sentence #15: お婆さんは何をいろりばたで飲んだの？
'What did grandma drink at the hearth?'
Sentence #16: あの晩誰が台所で何を飲んだの？
'That evening who drank what in the kitchen?'
Sentence #17: あの晩誰がいろりばたで何を飲んだの？
'That evening who drank what at the hearth?'
Sentence #18: あの晩お爺さんは台所で何を飲んだの？
'That evening what did grandpa drink in the kitchen?'
Sentence #19: あの晩お婆さんはいろりばたで何を飲んだの？
'That evening what did grandma drink at the hearth?'


DATA SUMMARY

Statements
Total: 6
Rising Intonation (Average): 66.7%
Falling Intonation (Average): 33.3%


Yes/No questions
Total: 13
Rising Intonation: 11 (84.6%)
Ending
no
ka-yo
ga-yo
da-be
Other
Count
4
3
1
1
2
Item #: 5, 6, 7, 12, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34, 35

Falling Intonation: 2 (15.4%)
Ending
no
Other
Count
1
1
Item #: 2, 32


Single wh-questions
Total: 13

Rising Intonation (69.2%)
Ending
no
ka-yo
ga-yo
Other
Count
5
3
1
0
Item #: 8, 9, 10, 13, 17, 21, 22, 23, 33

Falling Intonation (30.8%)
Ending
no
Other
Count
1
3
Item #: 16, 25, 26, 27


Single wh-questions
Total: 13

Pitch Peak on Wh-phrase: 7
Pitch Peak on Wh-phrase (53.8%)
Ending
no
ka-yo
ga-yo
Other
Count
3
3
1
0
Item #: 8, 9, 10, 13, 16, 17, 33

Rising Intonation on Wh-phrase: 6
Rising Intonation on Wh-phrase (46.2%)
Ending
no
Other
Count
3
0
Item #: 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27


Multiple wh-questions
Total: 3

Rising Intonation (33.3%)
Ending
no
Other
Count
1
0
Item #: 18

Falling Intonation (66.7%)
Ending
no
Other
Count
2
0
Item #: 19, 20


Wh-questions Rising (all types): 10
Wh-questions Falling (all types): 6


Total Number of items: 35

Item: 1 (Sentence #1)
Target:
お爺さんはご朝飯を食べたよ。
ojisan-wa asa-gohan-o tabeta yo
grandpa-Top breakfast-Acc ate Emph
'Grandpa ate breakfast.'
 Elicited:
爺様は朝まんま食ったのが、食ったよ。
jisama-wa asa manma kuta no-ga kuta yo
grandpa morning breakfast ate Emph ate Emph
'Grandpa ate breakfast.'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 14
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 2 (Sentence #2)
Target:
お爺さんはご飯を食べたの？
ojisan-wa gohan-o tabeta no
grandpa-Top meal-Acc ate Q
'Did grandpa eat?'
 Elicited:
爺様はまんま食っただべが？
jisama-wa manma kuta da-be-ga
grandpa-Top meal ate Q
'Did grandpa eat?'
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 14
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 3 (Sentence #3)
Target:
何か見える。
nanika mieru
something can-see
'I can see something.'
 Elicited:
何が見る。
naniga miru
something can-see
'I can see something.'
Type: Statement (?)
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 14
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 4 (Sentence #4)
Target:
何か聞こえるよ。
nanika kikoeru yo
something hear Emph
'I can hear something.'
 Elicited:
何が聞けるよ。
naniga kikeru yo
something hear Emph
'I can hear something.'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 14
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 5 (Sentence #5)
Target:
何か見える？
nanika mieru
something see
'Can you see something?'
 Elicited:
何が見っかよ？
naniga mi ka-yo
something see Q
'Can you see something?'
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 14
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 6 (Sentence #5)
Target:
何か見える？
nanika mieru
something see
'Can you see something?'
 Elicited:
何が見えっかよ？
naniga mie ka-yo
something see Q
'Can you see something?'
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 14
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 7 (Sentence #6)
Target:
何か聞こえる？
nanika kikoeru
something can-hear
'Can you hear something?'
 Elicited:
何が聞けっかかよ？
naniga kike ka-yo
something can-hear Q
'Can you hear something?'
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 14
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 8 (Sentence #7)
Target:
何が見える?
nani-ga mieru
what-Nom can-see
'What can you see?'
 Elicited:
何が見えっかよ?
nani-ga mie ka-yo
what-Nom can-see Q
'What can you see?'
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Rising
WhP Intonation: Peak
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 14
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 9 (Sentence #8)
Target:
何が聞こえる？
nani-ga kikoeru
what-Nom can-hear
'What can you hear?'
 Elicited:
何が聞けっかよ？
nani-ga kike ka-yo
what-Nom can-hear Q
'What can you hear?'
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Rising
WhP Intonation: Peak
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 14
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 10 (Sentence #8)
Target:
何が聞こえる？
nani-ga kikoeru
what-Nom can-hear
'What can you hear?'
 Elicited:
何が聞けっかよ？
nani-ga kike ka-yo
what-Nom can-hear Q
'What can you hear?'
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Rising
WhP Intonation: Peak
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 14
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 11 (Sentence #9)
Target:
遠くに熊が見える。
toku-ni kuma-ga mieru
far-Dat bear-Nom see
'I can see a bear far over there.'
 Elicited:
遠ぐに熊が見える。
togu-ni kuma-ga mieru
far-Dat bear-Nom see
'I can see a bear far over there.'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 14
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 12 (Sentence #10)
Target:
遠くに熊が見える？
toku-ni kuma-ga mieru
far-Dat bear-Nom see
'Can you see the bear far over there?'
 Elicited:
向こうに熊見えねいがよ？
muko-ni kuma mie-nei ga-yo
over-there-Dat bear not-see Q
'Can you see the bear far over there?'
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 14
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 13 (Sentence #11)
Target:
遠くに何が見える？
toku-ni nani-ga mieru
far-Dat what-Nom see
'What can you see far over there?'
 Elicited:
遠ぐに何が見えねいがよ？
togu-ni nani-ga mie-nei ga-yo
far-Dat what-Nom see-not Q
'What can you see far over there?'
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Rising
WhP Intonation: Peak
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 14
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 14 (Sentence #12)
Target:
お爺さんが何かを台所で飲んだよ。
ojisan-ga nanika-o daidokoro-de nonda yo
grandpa-Nom something-Acc kitchen-Loc drank Emph
'Grandpa drank something in the kitchen.'
 Elicited:
爺様が何がだいどこで飲んでだみでだよ。
jisama-ga naniga daidoko-de nondeda mide da-yo
grandpa-Nom something kitchen-Loc drank as-though Emph
'Grandpa seems to have drunk something in the kitchen.'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 14
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 15 (Sentence #13)
Target:
お婆さんが何かをいろりばたで飲んだよ。
obasan-ga nanika-o iroribata-de nonda yo
grandma-Nom something-Acc hearth-Loc drank Emph
'Grandma drank something at the hearth.'
 Elicited:
婆様が何がをな、ゆるいばたで飲んでだよ。
basama-ga naniga-o na yuruibata-de nondeda yo
grandma-Nom something-Acc Emph hearth-Loc drank Emph
'Grandma drank something at the hearth.'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 14
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 16 (Sentence #14)
Target:
お爺さんは何を台所で飲んだの？
ojisan-wa nani-o daidokoro-de nonda no
grandpa-Nom what-Acc kitchen-Dat drank Q
'What did grandpa drink in the kitchen?'
 Elicited:
爺様は何をだいどこで飲んだだ、飲んだの？
jisama-wa nani-o daidoko-de nondada nonda no
grandpa-Nom what-Acc kitchen-Dat drank drank Q
'What did grandpa drink in the kitchen?'
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Falling
WhP Intonation: Peak
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 14
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 17 (Sentence #15)
Target:
お婆さんは何をいろりばたで飲んだの？
obasan-wa nani-o iroribata-de nonda no
grandma-Top what-Acc hearth-Dat drank Q
'What did grandma drink at the hearth?'
 Elicited:
婆様は何をゆるいばたで飲んだの？
basama-wa nani-o 　yuruibata-de nonda no
grandma-Top what-Acc hearth-Dat drank Q
'What did grandma drink at the hearth?'
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Rising
WhP Intonation: Peak
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 14
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 18 (Sentence #16)
Target:
あの晩誰が台所で何を飲んだの？
ano ban dare-ga daidokoro-de nani-o nonda no
that evening who-Nom kitchen-Dat what-Acc drank Q
'That evening who drank what in the kitchen?'
 Elicited:
あの夜誰がだいどこで何飲んだの？
ano yoru dare-ga daidoko-de nani nonda no
that evening who-Nom kitchen-Dat what drank Q
'That evening who drank what in the kitchen?'
Type: Multiple wh-question
Final intonation: Rising
WhP1 Intonation: Peak
WhP2 Intonation: Rising
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 14
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 19 (Sentence #16)
Target:
あの晩誰が台所で何を飲んだの？
ano ban dare-ga daidokoro-de nani-o nonda no
that evening who-Nom kitchen-Dat what-Acc drank Q
'That evening who drank what in the kitchen?'
 Elicited:
あの夜誰がだいどこで何飲んだの？
ano yoru dare-ga daidoko-de nani nonda no
that evening who-Nom kitchen-Dat what drank Q
'That evening who drank what in the kitchen?'
Type: Multiple wh-question
Final intonation: Falling
WhP1 Intonation: Peak
WhP2 Intonation: Rising
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 14
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 20 (Sentence #17)
Target:
あの晩誰がいろりばたで何を飲んだの？
ano ban dare-ga iroribata-de nani-o nonda no
that evening who-Nom hearth-Dat what-Acc drank Q
'That evening who drank what at the hearth?''
 Elicited:
あの夜誰がゆるいばたで何を飲んだの？
ano ban dare-ga yuruibata-de nani-o nonda no
that evening who-Nom hearth-Dat what-Acc drank Q
'That evening who drank what at the hearth?''
Type: Multiple wh-question
Final intonation: Falling
WhP1 Intonation: Rising
WhP2 Intonation: Rising (Higher)
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 14
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 21 (Sentence #18)
Target:
あの晩お爺さんは台所で何を飲んだの？
ano ban ojisan-wa daidokoro-de nani-o nonda no
that evening grandpa-Top kitchen-Loc what-Acc drank Q
'That evening what did grandpa drink in the kitchen?'
 Elicited:
あの夜爺様んはだいどこで何飲んだの？
ano yoru jisama-wa daidoko-de nani nonda no
that evening grandpa-Top kitchen-Loc what drank Q
'That evening what did grandpa drink in the kitchen?'
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Rising
WhP Intonation: Rising
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 14
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 22 (Sentence #19)
Target:
あの晩お婆さんはいろりばたで何を飲んだの？
ano ban obasan-wa iroribata-de nani-o nonda no
that evening grandma-Top hearth-Loc what-Acc drank Q
'That evening what did grandma drink at the hearth?'
 Elicited:
あの夜婆様はゆるいばたで何飲んだの？
ano yoru basama-wa yuruibata-de nani nonda no
that evening grandma-Top hearth-Loc what drank Q
'That evening what did grandma drink at the hearth?'
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Rising
WhP Intonation: Rising
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 14
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 23 (Sentence #19)
Target:
あの晩お婆さんはいろりばたで何を飲んだの？
ano ban obasan-wa iroribata-de nani-o nonda no
that evening grandma-Top hearth-Loc what-Acc drank Q
'That evening what did grandma drink at the hearth?'
 Elicited:
あの夜婆様はゆるいばたで何飲んだの？
ano yoru basama-wa yuruibata-de nani nonda no
that evening grandma-Top hearth-Loc what drank Q
'That evening what did grandma drink at the hearth?'
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Rising
WhP Intonation: Rising
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 14
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 24 (Sentence #20)
Elicited:
テーブルだべ？
teburu da-be
table Q
'Is that a table?'
Natural Data
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 14
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 25 (Sentence #21)
Elicited:
これなんだべしたこれは？
kore nan da-be shita kore-wa
this what Q ? this-Top
'What is this?'
Natural Data
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Falling
WhP Intonation: Rising
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 14
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 26 (Sentence #22)
Elicited:
あとなにこれ？
ato nani kore
then what this
'And what is this?'
Natural Data
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Falling
WhP Intonation: Rising
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 14
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 27 (Sentence #23)
Elicited:
テレビの上さあがってきんじょ、なにだこれ？
terebi-no-ue agate kinjo nani da kore
television-on-top on right what be this
'What is this on the TV?'
Natural Data
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Falling
WhP Intonation: Rising
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 14
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 28 (Sentence #24)
Elicited:
それ繋がってんのが？
sore tsunagaten no-ga
that connected Q
'Is that connected?'
Natural Data
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 14
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 29 (Sentence #25)
Elicited:
それ電話どこにあるの？
sore denwa doko-ni aru no
that telephone where-Dat be Q
'Where is that telephone?'
Natural Data
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 14
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 30 (Sentence #26)
Elicited:
机に腰掛けはねぇの？
tsukue-ni koshi-kake-wa ne no
desk-Dat chair-Top not Q
'Is there not a chair at the desk?'
Natural Data
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 14
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 31 (Sentence #27)
Elicited:
そのドアがあく所、入り口の、それどっちさついているの？
sono doa-ga aku tokoro iriguchi-no sore dochisa tsuiteiru no
that doar-Nom open place entrance-Gen that ? on Q
'On the place where the door opens, at the entrance, is there ? on it?'
Natural Data
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 14
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 32 (Sentence #28)
Elicited:
壁の所にあの電話があんの?
kabe-no-tokoro-ni ano denwa-ga an no
wall-Gen-place-Dat um phone-Nom be Q
'Is there a phone somewhere on the wall?'
Natural Data
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 14
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 33 (Sentence #29)
Elicited:
家具の中になにがか書いてあんの？
kagu-no-naka-ni nani-ga kaite-an no
furniture-fen-inside-dat what-Nom write-be Q
'What is written in the furniture?'
Natural Data
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Rising
WhP Intonation: Peak
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 14
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 34 (Sentence #30)
Elicited:
がくの色は？
gaku-no-iro wa
frame-Gen-color Top
'What color is the frame?'
Natural Data
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 14
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 35 (Sentence #31)
Elicited:
なんか四角になってんの？
nanka shikaku-ni naten no
something square-Dat be Q
'Is something square?'
Natural Data
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 14
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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