Aizu Dialect Database
会津方言のデータベース

Location: Showamura/昭和村

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Subject 19
Subject 20
Subject 21
Subject 22
Subject 23
Subject 24
Subject 25
Subject 26
Subject 27
Subject 28
Subject 29
Subject 30

Subject 31
Subject 32
Subject 33
Subject 34
Subject 35
Subject 36
Subject 37
Subject 38
Subject 39
Subject 40
Subject 41
Subject 42
Subject 43

Subject 29

Sentence #1: お爺さんはご飯を食べたの?
'Did grandpa eat?'
Sentence #2: 何か見える。
'I can see something.'
Sentence #3: 何か聞こえるよ。
'I can hear something.'
Sentence #4: 何か見える?
'Can you see something?'
Sentence #5: 何か聞こえる？
'Can you hear something?'
Sentence #6: 何が見える?
'What can you see?'
Sentence #7: 何が聞こえる?
'What can you hear?'
Sentence #8: 遠くに熊が見える。
'I can see a bear far over there.'
Sentence #9: 遠くに熊が見える？
'Can you 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: 5
Rising Intonation (Average): 80.0%
Falling Intonation (Average): 20.0%

Yes/No questions
Total: 6
Rising Intonation: 3 (50.0%)

Ending

be
Other

Count

1
2

Item #: 4, 14, 16

Falling Intonation: 3 (50.0%)

Ending

da-na
Other

Count

2
1

Item #: 1, 5, 9

Single wh-questions
Total: 7

Rising Intonation (100.0%)

Ending

ka
da-be-na
be
Other

Count

1
1
1
4

Item #: 6, 7, 10, 12, 15, 17, 18

Single wh-questions
Total: 7

Pitch Peak on Wh-phrase: 7
Pitch Peak on Wh-phrase (100.0%)

Ending

ka
da-be-na
be
Other

Count

1
1
1
4

Item #: 6, 7, 10, 12, 15, 17, 18

Wh-questions Rising (all types): 7
Wh-questions Falling (all types): 0

Total Number of items: 18

Item: 1 (Sentence #1)

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のが？
jisama-wa manma kuta no-ga
grandpa-Top meal ate Q
'Did grandpa eat a meal?'

Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 29
Age: 86
Sex: Male
Date: 11/23/2012

Item: 2 (Sentence #2)

Target:
何か見える。
nanika mieru
something can-see
'I can see something.'

Elicited:
何かめーな、どこに
nanika me na doko-ni
something can-see Emph there(?)-Dat
'I can see something, there.'

Type: Statement
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 29
Age: 86
Sex: Male
Date: 11/23/2012

Item: 3 (Sentence #3)

Target:
何か聞こえるよ。
nanika kikoeru yo
something hear Emph
'I can hear something.'

Elicited:
なにが聞け、聞けるよ。
naniga kike kikeru yo
something can-hear can-hear Emph
'I can hear something.'

Type: Statement
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 29
Age: 86
Sex: Male
Date: 11/23/2012

Item: 4 (Sentence #4)

Target:
何か見える？
nanika mieru
something see
'Can you see something?'

Elicited:
何かめーる？
nanika meru
something see
'Can you see something?'

Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 29
Age: 86
Sex: Male
Date: 11/23/2012

Item: 5 (Sentence #5)

Target:
何か聞こえる？
nanika kikoeru
something can-hear
'Can you hear something?'

Elicited:
なにが聞けるようだな？
naniga kikeru yo da-na
something can-hear as-thou Q
'Can you hear something?'

Type: Yes/no question(?)
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 29
Age: 86
Sex: Male
Date: 11/23/2012

Item: 6 (Sentence #6)

Target:
何が見える?
nani-ga mieru
what-Nom can-see
'What can you see?'

Elicited:
何がめーる?
nani-ga meru
what-Nom can-see Q
'What can you see?'

Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Rising
WhP Intonation: Peak
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 29
Age: 86
Sex: Male
Date: 11/23/2012

Item: 7 (Sentence #7)

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: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 29
Age: 86
Sex: Male
Date: 11/23/2012

Item: 8 (Sentence #8)

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:
遠ぐに熊がみ、見えるようだと。
togu-ni kuma-ga mi mieru yo da-to
far-Dat bear-Nom see can-see Emph as-though(?)
'I think I can see a bear far over there.'

Type: Statement
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 29
Age: 86
Sex: Male
Date: 11/23/2012

Item: 9 (Sentence #9)

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:
遠ぐに熊がめーるようだな？
togu-ni kuma-ga meru yo da-na
far-Dat bear-Nom can-see Emph Q(?)
'Can you see the bear far over there?'

Type: Yes/no question(?)
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 29
Age: 86
Sex: Male
Date: 11/23/2012

Item: 10 (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:
遠ぐに何がめーる？
togu-ni nani-ga meru
far-Dat what-Nom see
'What can you see far over there?'

Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Rising
WhP Intonation: Peak
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 29
Age: 86
Sex: Male
Date: 11/23/2012

Item: 11 (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:
お爺さんが何かながしで飲んでたよ。
ojisan-ga nanika nagashi-de nondeta yo
grandpa-Nom something kitchen-Loc drank Emph
'Grandpa drank something in the kitchen.'

Type: Statement
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 29
Age: 86
Sex: Male
Date: 11/23/2012

Item: 12 (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:
お爺さんは何を台所で飲んでただべな？
ojisan-wa nani-o daidokoro-de nondeta da-be-na
grandpa-Nom what-Acc kitchen-Loc drank Q(?)
'What did grandpa drink in the kitchen?'

Type: Single wh-question(?)
Final intonation: Rising(?)
WhP Intonation: Peak
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 29
Age: 86
Sex: Male
Date: 11/23/2012

Item: 13 (Sentence #13)

Elicited:
一番手前のソファーの上に猫がおります。
ichiban temaeno sofa-no-ue-ni nekoga orimasu
first front sofa-Gen-top-Dat cat be
'There's a cat on the sofa.'

Natural Data
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 29
Age: 86
Sex: Male
Date: 11/23/2012

Item: 14 (Sentence #14)

Elicited:
大きいソファーソファーの上に何かある？
oki sofa sofa-no-ue-ni nanika aru
big sofa sofa-Gen-top-Dat something be
'Is there something on top of the big sofa?'

Natural Data
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Rising(?)
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 29
Age: 86
Sex: Male
Date: 11/23/2012

Item: 15 (Sentence #15)

Elicited:
その後ろに何がある？
sono ushiro-ni nani-ga aru
that behind-Dat what-Nom be
'What is behind there?'

Natural Data
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Rising
WhP Intonation: Peak
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 29
Age: 86
Sex: Male
Date: 11/23/2012

Item: 16 (Sentence #16)

Elicited:
窓にカーテンがあんべ？
mado-ni katen-ga an be
window-Dat curtain-Nom be Q
'Is there a curtain on the window?'

Natural Data
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 29
Age: 86
Sex: Male
Date: 11/23/2012

Item: 17 (Sentence #17)

Elicited:
なにがあっか？
nani-ga a ka
what-Nom be Q
'What is (over) there?'

Natural Data
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Rising(?)
WhP Intonation: Peak(?)
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 29
Age: 86
Sex: Male
Date: 11/23/2012

Item: 18 (Sentence #18)

Elicited:
テレビの上に何あんべ？
terebi-no-ue-ni nani an be
TV-Gen-top-Dat what be Q
'What is on the TV?'

Natural Data
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Rising
WhP Intonation: Peak
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 29
Age: 86
Sex: Male
Date: 11/23/2012