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Location: Aizuwakamatsu/会津若松

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Subject 9

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: お爺さんは何を台所で飲んだの?
'What did grandpa drink in the kitchen?'


DATA SUMMARY

Statements
Total: 7
Rising Intonation (Average): 28.6%
Falling Intonation (Average): 71.4%


Yes/No questions
Total: 4
Rising Intonation: 1 (25.0%)
Ending
ga
Other
Count
1
0
Item #: 2

Falling Intonation: 3 (75.0%)
Ending
ga-yo
da-na
Other
Count
1
1
1
Item #: 3, 6, 10


Single wh-questions
Total: 4

Rising Intonation (25.0%)
Ending
no
Other
Count
1
0
Item #: 15

Falling Intonation (75.0%)
Ending
da-na
Other
Count
2
1
Item #: 7, 11, 13


Single wh-questions
Total: 4

Pitch Peak on Wh-phrase: 4
Pitch Peak on Wh-phrase (100.0%)
Ending
da-na
no
Other
Count
2
1
1
Item #: 7, 11, 13, 15


Wh-questions Rising (all types): 1
Wh-questions Falling (all types): 3


Total Number of items: 15

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:
朝まんま食ったよ。
asa manma kuta yo
I ate breakfast ate Emph
'I ate breakfast.'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Aizuwakamatsu/会津若松市
Subject #: 9
Age: 70
Sex: Female
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:
ずやまんま食ったが?
zuya manma kuta ga
grandpa meal ate Q
'Did grandpa eat?'
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Aizuwakamatsu/会津若松市
Subject #: 9
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 1/18/2013





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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:
ずやまんま食ったがよ?
zuya manma kuta ga-yo
grandpa meal ate Q
'Did grandpa eat?'
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Aizuwakamatsu/会津若松市
Subject #: 9
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 1/18/2013





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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 #: 9
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 1/18/2013





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Item: 5 (Sentence #3)
Target:
何か見える。
nanika mieru
something can-see
'I can see something.'
Elicited:
何かめーんな。
nanika men na
something can-see Emph
'I can see something.'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Aizuwakamatsu/会津若松市
Subject #: 9
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 1/18/2013





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Item: 6 (Sentence #4)
Target:
何か見える?
nanika mieru
something see
'Can you see something?'
Elicited:
何かめーるみていだな?
nanika meru mitei dana
something see as-though Q(?)
'Can you see something?'
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Aizuwakamatsu/会津若松市
Subject #: 9
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 1/18/2013





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Item: 7 (Sentence #5)
Target:
何が見える?
nani-ga mieru
what-Nom can-see
'What can you see?'
Elicited:
何がめーるみていだな?
nani-ga meru mitei da-na
what-Nom can-see as-thou Q(?)
'What can you see?'
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Falling
WhP Intonation: Peak
Location: Aizuwakamatsu/会津若松市
Subject #: 9
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 1/18/2013





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Item: 8 (Sentence #6)
Target:
何か聞こえるよ。
nanika kikoeru yo
something hear Emph
'I can hear something.'
Elicited:
何か聞こえるみていだな。
nanika kikoeru mitei da-na
something hear as-though Emph
'I can hear something.'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Aizuwakamatsu/会津若松市
Subject #: 9
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 1/18/2013





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Item: 9 (Sentence #6)
Target:
何か聞こえるよ。
nanika kikoeru yo
something hear Emph
'I can hear something.'
Elicited:
何か聞こえるみていだな。
nanika kikoeru mitei da-na
something hear as-though Emph
'I can hear something.'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Aizuwakamatsu/会津若松市
Subject #: 9
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 1/18/2013





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Item: 10 (Sentence #7)
Target:
何か聞こえる?
nanika kikoeru
something can-hear
'Can you hear something?'
Elicited:
何か聞こえるみていだな?
nanika kikoeru mitei da-na
something can-hear as-though right
'I can hear something, right?'
Type: Yes/no question (?)
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Aizuwakamatsu/会津若松市
Subject #: 9
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 1/18/2013





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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:
何が聞こえるみていだな?
nani-ga kikoeru mitei da-na
what-Nom can-hear as-though Q(?)
'What can you hear?'
Type: Single wh-question (?)
Final intonation: Falling
WhP Intonation: Peak
Location: Aizuwakamatsu/会津若松市
Subject #: 9
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 1/18/2013





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Item: 12 (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:
遠くに熊がいるみていだな。
toku-ni kuma-ga iru mitei da-na
far-Dat bear-Nom be as-though emph
'I think there's a bear far over there.'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Aizuwakamatsu/会津若松市
Subject #: 9
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 1/18/2013





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Item: 13 (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:
遠くに何がみーる?
toku-ni nani-ga miru
far-Dat what-Nom see
'What can you see far over there?'
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Falling
WhP Intonation: Peak
Location: Aizuwakamatsu/会津若松市
Subject #: 9
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 1/18/2013





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Item: 14 (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:
爺様が何かをだいど、台所で飲んでだぞ。
jisama-ga nanika-o daido daidokoro-de nondeda zo
grandpa-Nom something-Acc .. kitchen-Loc drank Emph
'Grandpa drank something in the kitchen.'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Aizuwakamatsu/会津若松市
Subject #: 9
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 1/18/2013





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Item: 15 (Sentence #12)
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:
爺様は何を台所で飲んだの?
ojisama-wa nani-o daidokoro-de nonda no
grandpa-Nom what-Acc kitchen-Dat drank Q
'What did grandpa drink in the kitchen?'
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Rising
WhP Intonation: Peak
Location: Aizuwakamatsu/会津若松市
Subject #: 9
Age: 70
Sex: Female
Date: 1/18/2013





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