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Location: Aizuwakamatsu/会津若松

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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: 何か見える?
'Can you see something?'
Sentence #5: 何が見える?
'What can you see?'
Sentence #6: 何か聞こえるよ。
'I can hear something.'
Sentence #7: 何か聞こえる？
'Can you hear something?'
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: お婆さんが何かをいろりばたで飲んだよ。
'Grandma drank something at the hearth'
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: あの晩お爺さんは台所で何を飲んだの？
'That evening what did grandpa drink in the kitchen?'
Sentence #17: あの晩誰が台所で何を飲んだの？
'That evening who drank what in the kitchen?'
Sentence #18: 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?'
Sentence #19: 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?'


DATA SUMMARY

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


Yes/No questions
Total: 4
Rising Intonation: 1 (25.0%)
Ending
ka
Other
Count
1
0
Item #: 10

Falling Intonation: 3 (75.0%)
Ending
ka
Other
Count
1
2
Item #: 2, 4, 7


Single wh-questions
Total: 7

Rising Intonation (28.6%)
Ending
Other
Count
2
Item #: 5, 11

Falling Intonation (71.4%)
Ending
kana
da-yo
Other
Count
4
1
0
Item #: 8, 13, 15, 16, 18


Single wh-questions
Total: 7

Pitch Peak on Wh-phrase: 6
Pitch Peak on Wh-phrase (85.7%)
Ending
kana
da-yo
Other
Count
4
1
1
Item #: 5, 8, 13, 15, 16, 18

Rising Intonation on Wh-phrase: 1
Rising Intonation on Wh-phrase (14.3%)
Ending
Other
Count
0
Item #: 11


Multiple wh-questions
Total: 2

Falling Intonation (100.0%)
Ending
kana
Other
Count
2
0
Item #: 17, 19


Wh-questions Rising (all types): 2
Wh-questions Falling (all types): 7


Total Number of items: 19

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:
爺ちゃんは朝ご飯食べたようだよ。
jichan-wa asa-gohan tabeta yo da-yo
grandpa-Top breakfast ate Emph Emph
'Grandpa ate breakfast.'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Aizuwakamatsu/会津若松市
Subject #: 12
Age: 75
Sex: Male
Date: 1/18/2013





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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:
ご飯をた、食べたのかよ？
gohan-o ta tabeta no-ka-yo
meal-Acc ... ate Q
'Did (he) eat?'
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Aizuwakamatsu/会津若松市
Subject #: 12
Age: 75
Sex: Male
Date: 1/18/2013





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Item: 3 (Sentence #3)
Target:
何か見える。
nanika mieru
something can-see
'I can see something.'
 Elicited:
何か見えるな。
nanika mieru na
something can-see Emph
'I can see something.'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Aizuwakamatsu/会津若松市
Subject #: 12
Age: 75
Sex: Male
Date: 1/18/2013





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Item: 4 (Sentence #4)
Target:
何か見える？
nanika mieru
something see
'Can you see something?'
 Elicited:
何か見えるか？
nanika mieru ka
something see Q
'Can you see something?'
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Aizuwakamatsu/会津若松市
Subject #: 12
Age: 75
Sex: Male
Date: 1/18/2013





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Item: 5 (Sentence #5)
Target:
何が見える?
nani-ga mieru
what-Nom can-see
'What can you see?'
 Elicited:
何が見える?
nani-ga mieru
what-Nom can-see
'What can you see?'
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Rising
WhP Intonation: Peak
Location: Aizuwakamatsu/会津若松市
Subject #: 12
Age: 75
Sex: Male
Date: 1/18/2013





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Item: 6 (Sentence #6)
Target:
何か聞こえるよ。
nanika kikoeru yo
something hear Emph
'I can hear something.'
 Elicited:
何が聞くから。
naniga kiku kara
something hear Emph(?)
'I can hear something.'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Aizuwakamatsu/会津若松市
Subject #: 12
Age: 75
Sex: Male
Date: 1/18/2013





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Item: 7 (Sentence #7)
Target:
何か聞こえる？
nanika kikoeru
something can-hear
'Can you hear something?'
 Elicited:
何が聞こえねか？
naniga kikoe ne-ka
something can-hear Q
'Can you hear something?'
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Aizuwakamatsu/会津若松市
Subject #: 12
Age: 75
Sex: Male
Date: 1/18/2013





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Item: 8 (Sentence #8)
Target:
何が聞こえる？
nani-ga kikoeru
what-Nom can-hear
'What can you hear?'
 Elicited:
何が聞こえんだよ？
nani-ga kikoen da-yo
what-Nom can-hear Emph
'What can you hear?'
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Falling
WhP Intonation: Peak
Location: Aizuwakamatsu/会津若松市
Subject #: 12
Age: 75
Sex: Male
Date: 1/18/2013





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Item: 9 (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:
遠くに熊が見えるよ。
toku-ni kuma-ga mieru yo
far-Dat bear-Nom see Emph
'I can see a bear far over there.'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Aizuwakamatsu/会津若松市
Subject #: 12
Age: 75
Sex: Male
Date: 1/18/2013





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Item: 10 (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:
遠くに熊が見えねえか？
toku-ni kuma-ga mie-ne ka
far-Dat bear-Nom see-not Q
'Can't you see the bear far over there?'
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Aizuwakamatsu/会津若松市
Subject #: 12
Age: 75
Sex: Male
Date: 1/18/2013





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Item: 11 (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:
遠くに何が見える？
toku-ni nani-ga mieru
far-Dat what-Nom see
'What can you see far over there?'
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Rising
WhP Intonation: Rising
Location: Aizuwakamatsu/会津若松市
Subject #: 12
Age: 75
Sex: Male
Date: 1/18/2013





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Item: 12 (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:
爺ちゃんが何か台所で飲んでるよ。
jichan-ga nanika daidokoro-de nonderu yo
grandpa-Nom something kitchen-Loc drinking Emph
'Grandpa is drinking something in the kitchen.'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Aizuwakamatsu/会津若松市
Subject #: 12
Age: 75
Sex: Male
Date: 1/18/2013





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Item: 13 (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:
爺ちゃんは何を台所で飲んだのかな？
jichan-wa nani-o daidokoro-de nonda no kana
grandpa-Nom what-Acc kitchen-Dat drank Q I-wonder
'I wonder what grandpa drink in the kitchen?'
Type: Single wh-question(?)
Final intonation: Falling
WhP Intonation: Peak
Location: Aizuwakamatsu/会津若松市
Subject #: 12
Age: 75
Sex: Male
Date: 1/18/2013





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Item: 14 (Sentence #14)
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:
婆ちゃんが何かいろりばたで飲んだよ。
bachan-ga nanika iroribata-de nonda yo
grandma-Nom something hearth-Loc drank Emph
'Grandma drank something at the hearth.'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Aizuwakamatsu/会津若松市
Subject #: 12
Age: 75
Sex: Male
Date: 1/18/2013





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Item: 15 (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:
お婆さんは何をいろりばたで飲んだのかな？
obasan-wa nani-o iroribata-de nonda no kana
grandma-Top what-Acc hearth-Dat drank Q I-wonder
'What did grandma drink at the hearth?'
Type: Single wh-question (?)
Final intonation: Falling
WhP Intonation: Peak
Location: Aizuwakamatsu/会津若松市
Subject #: 12
Age: 75
Sex: Male
Date: 1/18/2013





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Item: 16 (Sentence #16)
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:
あの晩爺ちゃんは台所で何を飲んだのかな？
ano ban jichan-wa daidokoro-de nani-o nonda no kana
that evening grandpa-Top kitchen-Loc what-Acc drank Q I-wonder
'That evening what did grandpa drink in the kitchen?'
Type: Single wh-question (?)
Final intonation: Falling
WhP Intonation: Peak
Location: Aizuwakamatsu/会津若松市
Subject #: 12
Age: 75
Sex: Male
Date: 1/18/2013





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Item: 17 (Sentence #17)
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:
あの晩誰がだいどころ、台所で何を飲んだのかな？
ano ban dare-ga daidokoro daidokoro-de nani-o nonda no kana
that evening who-Nom kitchen kitchen-Dat what-Acc drank Q I-wonder
'That evening who drank what in the kitchen?'
Type: Multiple wh-question (?)
Final intonation: Falling
WhP1 Intonation: Peak (Higher)
WhP2 Intonation: Peak
Location: Aizuwakamatsu/会津若松市
Subject #: 12
Age: 75
Sex: Male
Date: 1/18/2013





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Item: 18 (Sentence #18)
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:
あの晩お婆ちゃんはいろりばたで何を飲んだのかな？
ano ban obachan-wa iroribata-de nani-o nonda no kana
that evening grandma-Top hearth-Loc what-Acc drank Q I-wonder
'That evening what did grandma drink at the hearth?'
Type: Single wh-question (?)
Final intonation: Falling
WhP Intonation: Peak
Location: Aizuwakamatsu/会津若松市
Subject #: 12
Age: 75
Sex: Male
Date: 1/18/2013





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Item: 19 (Sentence #19)
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:
あの晩誰がいろりばたでさけ、何を飲んだのかな？
ano ban dare-ga iroribata-de sake, nani-o nonda no kana
that evening who-Nom hearth-Dat alcohol what-Acc drank Q I-wonder
'That evening who drank what at the hearth?''
Type: Multiple wh-question
Final intonation: Falling
WhP1 Intonation: Peak
WhP2 Intonation: Peak (Higher)
Location: Aizuwakamatsu/会津若松市
Subject #: 12
Age: 75
Sex: Male
Date: 1/18/2013





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