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Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町

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Subject 17

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: 遠くに何が見える?
'What can you see far over there?'
Sentence #11: お爺さんが何かを台所で飲んだよ。
'Grandpa drank something in the kitchen.'
Sentence #12: 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 #13: お爺さんは何を台所で飲んだの?
'What did grandpa drink in the kitchen?'
Sentence #14: 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 #15: あの晩誰が台所で何を飲んだの?
'That evening who drank what in the kitchen?'
Sentence #16: 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: 7
Rising Intonation (Average): 14.3%
Falling Intonation (Average): 85.7%


Yes/No questions
Total: 10
Rising Intonation: 5 (50.0%)
Ending
no
ka-yo
Other
Count
2
1
2
Item #: 6, 8, 26, 27, 29

Falling Intonation: 5 (50.0%)
Ending
no
ka
Other
Count
2
1
2
Item #: 3, 7, 23, 25, 30


Single wh-questions
Total: 12

Rising Intonation (66.7%)
Ending
yo
no
ga-yo
da-yo
Other
Count
3
1
1
1
2
Item #: 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 19, 22, 24

Falling Intonation (33.3%)
Ending
be-na
da-be
be
Other
Count
2
1
1
0
Item #: 17, 18, 21, 28


Single wh-questions
Total: 12

Pitch Peak on Wh-phrase: 7
Pitch Peak on Wh-phrase (63.6%)
Ending
be-na
ga-yo
da-yo
da-be
Other
Count
2
1
1
1
2
Item #: 9, 11, 12, 18, 21, 22, 28

Rising Intonation on Wh-phrase: 4
Rising Intonation on Wh-phrase (36.4%)
Ending
yo
no
be
Other
Count
2
1
1
0
Item #: 10, 14, 17, 19


Multiple wh-questions
Total: 1

Falling Intonation (100.0%)
Ending
be-na
Other
Count
1
0
Item #: 20


Wh-questions Rising (all types): 8
Wh-questions Falling (all types): 5


Total Number of items: 30

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:
お爺や朝のまんま食ったがよ。
ojiya asa-no-manma kuta ga-yo
grandpa breakfast ate Emph
'Grandpa ate breakfast.'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 17
Age: 76
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 2 (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:
お爺やは朝のまんま食ったよ。
ojiya-wa asa-no-manma kuta yo
grandpa-Top breakfast ate Emph
'Grandpa ate breakfast.'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 17
Age: 76
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 3 (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:
お爺やまんま食ったがな?
ojiya manma kuta gana
grandpa meal ate Q(?)
'Did grandpa eat?'
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 17
Age: 76
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 4 (Sentence #3)
Target:
何か見える。
nanika mieru
something can-see
'I can see something.'
Elicited:
何か見えっけんじょ。
nanika mie kenjo
something can-see ?
'I can see something.'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 17
Age: 76
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 5 (Sentence #4)
Target:
何か聞こえるよ。
nanika kikoeru yo
something hear Emph
'I can hear something.'
Elicited:
なぬかがほらきけんべ。
nanuka hora kiiken be
something can-hear Emph
'I can hear something.'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 17
Age: 76
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:
何か見えっかよ?
nanika 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 #: 17
Age: 76
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:
何が聞けんべいした?
naniga kiken bei-shita
something hear Q
'Can you hear something?'
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 17
Age: 76
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 8 (Sentence #6)
Target:
何か聞こえる?
nanika kikoeru
something can-hear
'Can you hear something?'
Elicited:
何かほら聞こえる?
nanika hora kikoeru
something hey can-hear
'Can you hear something?'
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 17
Age: 76
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 9 (Sentence #7)
Target:
何が見える?
nani-ga mieru
what-Nom can-see
'What can you see?'
Elicited:
何が見えねがよ?
nani-ga mie-ne ga-yo
what-Nom can-see-not Q
'What can you see?'
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Rising
WhP Intonation: Peak
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 17
Age: 76
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 10 (Sentence #7)
Target:
何が見える?
nani-ga mieru
what-Nom can-see
'What can you see?'
Elicited:
何見てたよ?
nani miteta yo
what-Nom saw Q
'What did you see?'
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Rising
WhP Intonation: Rising
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 17
Age: 76
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 11 (Sentence #8)
Target:
何が聞こえる?
nani-ga kikoeru
what-Nom can-hear
'What can you hear?'
Elicited:
なぬが聞こえるね?
nanu-ga kikoeru ne
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 #: 17
Age: 76
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 12 (Sentence #8)
Target:
何が聞こえる?
nani-ga kikoeru
what-Nom can-hear
'What can you hear?'
Elicited:
何が聞ける?
nani-ga kikeru
what-Nom can-hear
'What can you hear?'
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Rising
WhP Intonation: Peak
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 17
Age: 76
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 13 (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:
遠ぐさ熊が見えっけんじょう。
togu-sa kuma-ga mie kenjo
far bear-Nom can-see Emph(?)
'I can see a bear far over there.'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 17
Age: 76
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 14 (Sentence #10)
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:
遠ぐさ何見えるよ?
togu-sa nani mieru yo
far what can-see Q(?)
'What can you see far over there?'
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Rising
WhP Intonation: Rising
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 17
Age: 76
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 15 (Sentence #11)
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:
お爺やなぬかな、ながすんとこで飲んだみてたよ。
ojiya nanuka na nagasun-toko-de nonda-miteta yo
grandpa something Emph kitchen-Gen-place-Loc drank Emph
'Grandpa drank something in the kitchen.'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 17
Age: 76
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 16 (Sentence #12)
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:
婆やが何かあのゆるいばたで飲んだみてたけんじょう。
baya-ga nanika ano yuruibata-de nonda miteta kenjo
grandma-Nom something that hearth-Loc drank as-though Emph
'Grandma drank something at the hearth.'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 17
Age: 76
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 17 (Sentence #13)
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:
お爺や何あのながすんとこでのんでだらべ?
ojiya nani ano nagasun-toko-de nonde-dara be
grandpa what Filler kitchen-place-Dat drank Q
'What did grandpa drink in the kitchen?'
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Falling
WhP Intonation: Rising
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 17
Age: 76
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 18 (Sentence #13)
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:
お爺やはさ、何あのながすんとこで飲のんだらべな?
ojiya-wa sa nani ano nagasun-toko-de nondara be-na
grandpa-Top what what- that kitchen-place-Dat 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 #: 17
Age: 76
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 19 (Sentence #14)
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:
婆やは何をあのゆるいばたで飲んだの?
baya-wa nani-o ano 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: Rising
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 17
Age: 76
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 20 (Sentence #15)
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:
ゆんべな、あの誰があのながすんとこで何飲んだらべな?
yube na ano dare-ga ano nagasun-toko-de nani nondara be-na
evening umm who-Nom umm kitchen-place-Dat what drank Q
'That evening who drank what in the kitchen?'
Type: Multiple wh-question
Final intonation: Falling
WhP1 Intonation: Peak (Higher)
WhP2 Intonation: Peak
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 17
Age: 76
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 21 (Sentence #16)
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:
ゆんべ婆やよ、あのゆるいばたで何飲んだだべな?
yunbe baya yo ano yuruibata-de nani nonda da be-na
evening grandma Emph umm hearth-Loc what drank be Q
'That evening what did grandma drink at the hearth?'
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Falling
WhP Intonation: Peak
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 17
Age: 76
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 22 (Sentence #17)
Elicited:
テレビは部屋のほぼ間中ぐらいにあるだきんじょおらいの家、なんじょだよ?
terebi-wa heya-no hobo manaka gurai-ni aru da-ginjo orai-no-ie nan-jou da-yo
TV-Top room-gen around middle about-Dat be Emph my-place what-? Q
'The TV is near the middle of the room, what about your's?'
Natural Data
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Rising
WhP Intonation: Peak
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 17
Age: 76
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 23 (Sentence #18)
Elicited:
そのずっと左端の左端になんか絵かなこれあのポスターかなはってあるの?
sono zuto hidari-hashi-no hidari-hashi-ni nanka e kana kore ano posuta kana hate aru no
that far left-side-Gen left-side-Dat something picture Q something that poster Q put-up be Q
'On the far left side, the left-side is there a picture or a poster?'
Natural Data
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 17
Age: 76
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 24 (Sentence #19)
Elicited:
テレビどこにあるよ?
terebi doko-ni aru yo
TV where-Dat be Q
'Where is the TV?'
Natural Data
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Rising
WhP Intonation: Falling(?)
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 17
Age: 76
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 25 (Sentence #20)
Elicited:
カーテン開いてるの?
katen aite-iru no
curtain open-be Q
'Is the curtain open?'
Natural Data
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 17
Age: 76
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 26 (Sentence #21)
Elicited:
あらなにかある?
ara nanika aru
um something be
'Is there something?'
Natural Data
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 17
Age: 76
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 27 (Sentence #22)
Elicited:
長いソファーの上に新聞紙??上がっているの?
nagai sofa-no-ue-ni shinbunshi ?? agate-iru no
long sofa-Gen-top-Dat magazine ? sitting-be Q
'Is a magazine?? sitting on the long sofa?'
Natural Data
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 17
Age: 76
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 28 (Sentence #23)
Elicited:
おらうちは灰皿だべかこれなんだべ?
ora-uchi-wa haizara da-be ka kore nan da-be
my-place-Top ash-tray Q or this what Q
'Does my place have an ash tray, or what is this?'
Natural Data
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Falling
WhP Intonation: Peak
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 17
Age: 76
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 29 (Sentence #24)
Elicited:
隣のおとちゃ来て飲んでたよ、置きぱなしないの?
tonari-no-otocha kite nondeta yo okipanashi nai no
next-Gen-father(?) came drank Emph left not Q-
'The father(?) from next door came and drank, and did he leave something?'
Natural Data
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 17
Age: 76
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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Item: 30 (Sentence #25)
Elicited:
靴箱同じだっけか?
kutsu-bako onaji dake ka
shoe-shelf same Emph Q -
'Is the shoe shelf the same?'
Natural Data
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Aizumisatomachi/会津美里町
Subject #: 17
Age: 76
Sex: Female
Date: 11/7/2012





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