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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?'
4 (different date): 何か見える？
Sentence #5: 何か聞こえる？
'Can you hear something?'
Sentence #6: 何が見える?
'What can you see?'
6 (different date): 何が見える？
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?'
Sentence #17: お爺さんは本を読んだよ。
'Grandpa read a book.'
Sentence #18: お爺さんは本を読んだの?
'Did grandpa read a book?'
Sentence #19: 何か見える（よ）。
'I can see something.'
Sentence #20: 遠くに猿が見える（よ）。
'I can see a monkey far over there.'
Sentence #21: 遠くに猿が見える？
'Can you see a monkey far over there.'
Sentence #22: あの晩（ゆうべ）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: 10
Rising Intonation (Average): 70.0%
Falling Intonation (Average): 30.0%


Yes/No questions
Total: 12
Rising Intonation: 12 (100.0%)
Ending
zo
ka
no
be
Other
Count
3
2
1
1
4
Item #: 3, 5, 6, 10, 16, 17, 19, 20, 23, 26, 27, 28


Single wh-questions
Total: 6

Rising Intonation (83.3%)
Ending
no
ka
Other
Count
2
1
2
Item #: 7, 8, 13, 24, 29

Falling Intonation (16.7%)
Ending
Other
Count
1
Item #: 11


Single wh-questions
Total: 6

Pitch Peak on Wh-phrase: 3
Pitch Peak on Wh-phrase (50.0%)
Ending
ka
Other
Count
1
2
Item #: 7, 8, 11

Rising Intonation on Wh-phrase: 3
Rising Intonation on Wh-phrase (50.0%)
Ending
no
Other
Count
2
0
Item #: 13, 24, 29


Wh-questions Rising (all types): 5
Wh-questions Falling (all types): 1


Total Number of items: 28

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:
おらいの爺様朝飯朝飯食いやったぞ。
orai-no-jisama asahan asahan kuiyata zo
my-grandpa breakfast breakfast ate Emph
'Grandpa ate breakfast.'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 30
Age: 75
Sex: Female
Date: 11/23/2012





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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:
おらん爺様は朝飯食いやったぞ。
oran-jisama-wa asahan kuiyatta zo
my-grandpa-Top breakfast ate Emph
'Grandpa ate breakfast.'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 30
Age: 75
Sex: Female
Date: 11/23/2012





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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:
爺様まんま食いやったのか？
jisama manma kuiyata no-ka
grandpa meal ate Q
'Did grandpa eat a meal?'
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 30
Age: 75
Sex: Female
Date: 11/23/2012





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Item: 4 (Sentence #3)
Target:
何か見える。
nanika mieru
something can-see
'I can see something.'
 Elicited:
何かめーるな。
nanika meru na
something can-see Emph
'I can see something.'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 30
Age: 75
Sex: Female
Date: 11/23/2012





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Item: 5 (Sentence #4)
Target:
何か見える？
nanika mieru
something see
'Can you see something?'
 Elicited:
何かめーっか？
nanika me ka
something see Q
'Can you see something?'
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 30
Age: 75
Sex: Female
Date: 11/23/2012





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Item: 6 (Sentence #5)
Target:
何か聞こえる？
nanika kikoeru
something can-hear
'Can you hear something?'
 Elicited:
何か聞けっか？
nanika kike ka
something can-hear Q
'Can you hear something?'
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 30
Age: 75
Sex: Female
Date: 11/23/2012





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Item: 7 (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 #: 30
Age: 75
Sex: Female
Date: 11/23/2012





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Item: 8 (Sentence #7)
Target:
何が聞こえる？
nani-ga kikoeru
what-Nom can-hear
'What can you hear?'
 Elicited:
何が聞けっか？
nani-ga kike ka
what-Nom can-hear Q
'What can you hear?'
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Rising
WhP Intonation: Peak
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 30
Age: 75
Sex: Female
Date: 11/23/2012





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Item: 9 (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:
遠いとこに熊が見えるようだな。
toi toko-ni kuma-ga mieru yo-da-na
far place-Dat bear-Nom can-see Emph
'Far over there, I can see a bear.'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 30
Age: 75
Sex: Female
Date: 11/23/2012





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Item: 10 (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:
遠いとこに熊が見っぞ ？
toi toko-ni kuma-ga mi zo
far place-Dat bear-Nom see (Q)
'Can you see the bear far over there?'
Type: Yes/no question(?)
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 30
Age: 75
Sex: Female
Date: 11/23/2012





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Item: 11 (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:
遠いとこに何が見えるようだな？
toi toko-ni nani-ga mieru yo-da-na
far place-Dat what-Nom can-see Q(?)
'What can you see far over there?'
Type: Single wh-question(?)
Final intonation: Falling
WhP Intonation: Peak
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 30
Age: 75
Sex: Female
Date: 11/23/2012





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Item: 12 (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:
爺様がながしで何か飲んでいたんでようだぞ。
jisama-ga nanika nagashi-de nondeitan de-yo da zo
grandpa-Nom something kitchen-Loc drank as-though be Emph
'Grandpa drank something in the kitchen.'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 30
Age: 75
Sex: Female
Date: 11/23/2012





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Item: 13 (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:
爺様はながしで何飲んでいたの？
jisama-wa nagashi-de nani nondeita no
grandpa-Nom kitchen-Dat what drank Q
'What did grandpa drink in the kitchen?'
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Rising
WhP Intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 30
Age: 75
Sex: Female
Date: 11/23/2012





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Item: 14 (Sentence #13)
Elicited:
ソファの後ろには何もねいな。
sofa-no-ushiro-ni-wa nannimo nei na
sofa-Gen-behind-Dat-Top nothing not Emph
'There's nothing behind the sofa.'
Natural Data
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 30
Age: 75
Sex: Female
Date: 11/23/2012





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Item: 15 (Sentence #14)
Elicited:
テーブルの上にいえっこいるようだが、そっちはいないかな？
teburu-no-ue-ni ieko iru yo da-ga, sochi-wa inai kana
table-Gen-Top-Dat pet(?) be as-though but there-Top be Q
'There seems to be a pet on the table. What about yours?'
Natural Data
Type: Rhetorical Question(?)
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 30
Age: 75
Sex: Female
Date: 11/23/2012





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Item: 16 (Sentence #15)
Elicited:
がく掛かっている？
gaku kakateiru
frame hanging
'Is there a frame hanging there?'
Natural Data
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 30
Age: 75
Sex: Female
Date: 11/23/2012





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Item: 17 (Sentence #16)
Elicited:
電話べ？
denwa be
phone Q
'Is there a phone?'
Natural Data
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 30
Age: 75
Sex: Female
Date: 11/23/2012





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Item: 18 (Sentence #17)
Target:
お爺さんは本を読んだよ。
ojisan-wa hon-o yonda yo
grandpa-Top book-Acc read Emph
'Grandpa read a book'
 Elicited:
おらいの爺様はな、うんと本を読んだだぞ。
orai-no-jisama-wa na un-to hon-o yonda da-zo
my-Gen-grandpa-Top ? book-Acc read Emph
'My grandpa read a book'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 30
Age: 75
Sex: Female
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 19 (Sentence #18)
Target:
お爺さんは本を読んだの？
ojisan-wa hon-o yonda no
grandpa-Top book-Acc read Q
'Did grandpa read a book?'
 Elicited:
爺ちゃんは本を読んだの？
jichan-wa hon-o yonda no
grandpa-Top book-Acc read Q
'Did grandpa read a book?'
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 30
Age: 75
Sex: Female
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 20 (Sentence #18)
Target:
お爺さんは本を読んだの？
ojisan-wa hon-o yonda no
grandpa-Top book-Acc read Q
'Did grandpa read a book?'
 Elicited:
爺ちゃんは本を読んだだぞ？
jichan-wa hon-o yonda da zo
grandpa-Top book-Acc Emph Q
'Did grandpa read a book?'
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 30
Age: 75
Sex: Female
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 21 (Sentence #19)
Target:
何か見える（よ）。
nanika mieru yo
something can-see Emph
'I can see something.'
 Elicited:
何か見ーっぞ。
nanika mi zo
something see Emph
'I can see something.'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 30
Age: 75
Sex: Female
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 22 (Sentence #19)
Target:
何か見える（よ）。
nanika mieru yo
something can-see Emph
'I can see something.'
 Elicited:
何か見ーっぞ。
nanika mi zo
something see Emph
'I can see something.'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 30
Age: 75
Sex: Female
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 23 (Sentence #4)
Target:
何か見える？
nanika mieru
something see
'Can you see something?'
 Elicited:
何が見えた？
naniga mieta
something could-see
'Did you see something?'
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 30
Age: 75
Sex: Female
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 24 (Sentence #6)
Target:
何が見える?
nani-ga mieru
what-Nom can-see
'What can you see?'
 Elicited:
何が見えた?
nani-ga mieta
what-Nom could-see
'What could you see?'
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Rising
WhP Intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 30
Age: 75
Sex: Female
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 25 (Sentence #20)
Target:
遠くに猿が見える（よ）。
toku-ni saru-ga mieru yo
far-Dat monkey-Nom can-see Emph
'I can see a monkey far over there.'
 Elicited:
遠くに猿がめーるようだ。
toku-ni saru-ga meru yo-da
far-Dat monkey-Nom can-see Emph
'I can see a monkey far over there.'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 30
Age: 75
Sex: Female
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 26 (Sentence #21)
Target:
遠くに猿が見える？
toku-ni saru-ga mieru
far-Dat monkey-Nom can-see
'Can you see a monkey far over there?'
 Elicited:
遠くの方に猿が見っぞ？
toku-no-ho-ni saru-ga mi zo
far-Gen-direction-Dat monkey-Nom see Q
'Can you see a monkey far over there?'
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 30
Age: 75
Sex: Female
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 27 (Sentence #21)
Target:
遠くに猿が見える？
toku-ni saru-ga mieru
far-Dat monkey-Nom can-see
'Can you see a monkey far over there?'
 Elicited:
猿が見えるようだぞ？
saru-ga mieru yo da-zo
monkey-Nom can-see as-though Q
'Can you see a monkey over there?'
Type: Yes/no question(?)
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 30
Age: 75
Sex: Female
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 28 (Sentence #21)
Target:
遠くに猿が見える？
toku-ni saru-ga mieru
far-Dat monkey-Nom can-see
'Can you see a monkey far over there?'
 Elicited:
遠くに猿が見えるようだぞ？
toku-ni saru-ga mieru yo da-zo
far-Dat monkey-Nom can-see as-though Q
'Can you see a monkey far over there?'
Type: Yes/no question(?)
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 30
Age: 75
Sex: Female
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 29 (Sentence #22)
Target:
あの晩（ゆうべ）お婆さんはいろりばたで何を飲んだの？
ano ban (yube) obasan-wa iroribata-de nani-o nonda no
that evening (evening) grandpa-Top hearth-Loc what-Acc drank Q
'That evening, what did grandma drink at the hearth?'
 Elicited:
ゆんべ婆様はゆりばたで何を飲んでたの？
yunbe basama-wa yuribata-de nani-o nondeta no
evening grandma-Top hearth-Loc what-Acc drank Q
'That evening, what did grandma drink at the hearth?'
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Rising
WhP Intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 30
Age: 75
Sex: Female
Date: 2/22/2013





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