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Subject 37

Sentence #1: お爺さんは本を読んだよ。
'Grandpa read a book.'
Sentence #2: お爺さんは本を読んだの?
'Did grandpa read a book?'
Sentence #3: 何か見える(よ)。
'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: 遠くに猿が見える(よ)。
'I can see a monkey far over there.'
Sentence #7: 遠くに何が見える?
'What can you see far over there?'
Sentence #8: お爺さんは何を台所で食べたの?
'What did grandpa eat in the kitchen?'
Sentence #9: あの晩(ゆうべ)お婆さんは台所で何を食べたの?
'That evening, what did grandma eat in the kitchen?'


DATA SUMMARY

Statements
Total: 4
Rising Intonation (Average): 0.0%
Falling Intonation (Average): 100.0%


Yes/No questions
Total: 2
Rising Intonation: 1 (50.0%)
Ending
Other
Count
1
Item #: 5

Falling Intonation: 1 (50.0%)
Ending
Other
Count
1
Item #: 2


Single wh-questions
Total: 4

Rising Intonation (25.0%)
Ending
Other
Count
1
Item #: 6

Falling Intonation (75.0%)
Ending
bei
be
Other
Count
1
1
1
Item #: 8, 9, 10


Single wh-questions
Total: 4

Pitch Peak on Wh-phrase: 2
Pitch Peak on Wh-phrase (50.0%)
Ending
Other
Count
2
Item #: 6, 8

Rising Intonation on Wh-phrase: 2
Rising Intonation on Wh-phrase (50.0%)
Ending
bei
be
Other
Count
1
1
0
Item #: 9, 10


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


Total Number of items: 10

Item: 1 (Sentence #1)
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:
おらいの爺は本を読んでつかせたよ。
orai-no-ji-wa hon-o yonde tsukaseta yo
I-Gen-grandpa-Top book-Acc read ? Emph
'My grandpa read a book'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 37
Age: 73
Sex: Male
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 2 (Sentence #2)
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:
おらいの爺さんは本読んだ?
orai-no-jisan-wa hon yonda
I-Gen- grandpa-Top book read
'Did grandpa read a book?'
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 37
Age: 73
Sex: Male
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 3 (Sentence #3)
Target:
何か見える(よ)。
nanika mieru yo
something can-see Emph
'I can see something.'
Elicited:
何かめーる。
nanika meru
something can-see
'I can see something.'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 37
Age: 73
Sex: Male
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 4 (Sentence #3)
Target:
何か見える(よ)。
nanika mieru yo
something can-see Emph
'I can see something.'
Elicited:
あそこに何かめーる。
asoko-ni nanika meru
there-Dat something can-see
'I can see something over there.'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 37
Age: 73
Sex: Male
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 5 (Sentence #4)
Target:
何か見える?
nanika mieru
something see
'Can you see something?'
Elicited:
何かめーる?
nanika meru
something see
'Can you see something?'
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 37
Age: 73
Sex: Male
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 6 (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?
nani-ga meru
what-Nom can-see
'What can you see?'
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Rising
WhP Intonation: Peak
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 37
Age: 73
Sex: Male
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 7 (Sentence #6)
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:
向こうに猿めーる。
muko-ni saru meru
far-Dat monkey-Nom can-see
'I can see a monkey far over there.'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 37
Age: 73
Sex: Male
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 8 (Sentence #7)
Target:
遠くに何が見える?
toku-ni nani-ga mieru
far-Dat what-Nom can-see
'What can you see far over there?'
Elicited:
向こうに何がめーる?
muko-ni nani-ga meru
far-Dat what-Nom can-see
'What can you see far over there?'
Type: Single wh-question(?)
Final intonation: Falling
WhP Intonation: Peak
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 37
Age: 73
Sex: Male
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 9 (Sentence #8)
Target:
お爺さんは何を台所で食べたの?
ojisan-wa nani-o daidokoro-de tabeta no
grandpa-Nom what-Acc kitchen-Loc ate Q
'What did grandpa eat in the kitchen?'
Elicited:
おらいの爺は何をながしで食ったべ?
orai-no-ji-wa nani-o nagashi-de kuta be
I-Gen-grandpa-Top what-Acc kitchen-Loc ate Q
'What did grandpa eat in the kitchen?'
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Falling
WhP Intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 37
Age: 73
Sex: Male
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 10 (Sentence #9)
Target:
あの晩(ゆうべ)お婆さんは台所で何を食べたの?
ano ban (yube) obasan-wa daidokoro-de nani-o tabeta no
that evening (evening) grandma-Top kitchen-Loc what-Acc ate Q
'That evening, what did grandma eat in the kitchen?'
Elicited:
ゆうべな、婆さんはながしで何を食ってたべ?
yube na basan-wa nagashi-de nan-o kuteta bei
evening Emph grandma-Top kitchen-Loc what-Acc ate Q
'That evening, what did grandma eat in the kitchen?'
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Falling
WhP Intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 37
Age: 73
Sex: Male
Date: 2/22/2013





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