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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: 遠くに猿が見える?
'Can you see a monkey far over there.'
Sentence #8: 遠くに何が見える?
'What can you see far over there?'
Sentence #9: お爺さんが何かを台所で食べたよ。
'Grandpa ate something in the kitchen.'
Sentence #10: お爺さんは何を台所で食べたの?
'What did grandpa eat in the kitchen?'
Sentence #11: 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?'
Sentence #12: 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: 4
Rising Intonation (Average): 0.0%
Falling Intonation (Average): 100.0%


Yes/No questions
Total: 3
Rising Intonation: 2 (66.7%)
Ending
Other
Count
2
Item #: 2, 4

Falling Intonation: 1 (33.3%)
Ending
da-na
Other
Count
1
0
Item #: 7


Single wh-questions
Total: 5

Rising Intonation (20.0%)
Ending
Other
Count
1
Item #: 5

Falling Intonation (80.0%)
Ending
no-ya
da-na
da-be
be
Other
Count
1
1
1
1
0
Item #: 8, 10, 11, 12


Single wh-questions
Total: 5

Pitch Peak on Wh-phrase: 2
Pitch Peak on Wh-phrase (40.0%)
Ending
da-na
Other
Count
1
1
Item #: 5, 8

Rising Intonation on Wh-phrase: 3
Rising Intonation on Wh-phrase (60.0%)
Ending
no-ya
da-be
be
Other
Count
1
1
1
0
Item #: 10, 11, 12


Wh-questions Rising (all types): 1
Wh-questions Falling (all types): 4


Total Number of items: 12

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:
おらいの爺はは本読んできたぞ。
orai-no-ji-wa hon yondekita(?) zo
I-Gen-grandpa-Top read Emph
'My grandpa read a book'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 38
Age: 75
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:
おらいの爺様本読んだ?
orai-ni-jisama hon yonda
I-Gen- grandpa book read
'Did grandpa read a book?'
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 38
Age: 75
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:
何がみる。
naniga miru
something see
'I see something.'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 38
Age: 75
Sex: Male
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 4 (Sentence #4)
Target:
何か見える?
nanika mieru
something see
'Can you see something?'
Elicited:
何が見る?
naniga miru
something see
'Can you see something?'
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 38
Age: 75
Sex: Male
Date: 2/22/2013





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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:
何が見る?
nani-ga miru
what-Nom can-see
'What can you see?'
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Rising
WhP Intonation: Peak
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 38
Age: 75
Sex: Male
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 6 (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:
遠くの方に猿が見える。
toku-no-ho-ni saru-ga mieru
far-Gen-direction-Dat monkey-Nom can-see
'I can see a monkey far over there.'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 38
Age: 75
Sex: Male
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 7 (Sentence #7)
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:
向こうに猿が見るようだな?
muku-ni saru-ga miru yo da-na
far-Dat monkey-Nom see Emph Q(?)
'Can you see a monkey far over there?'
Type: Yes/no question(?)
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 38
Age: 75
Sex: Male
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 8 (Sentence #8)
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:
遠くに何が見えるようだな?
toku-ni nani-ga mieru yo da-na
far-Dat what-Nom see Emph Q(?)
'What can you see far over there?'
Type: Single wh-question(?)
Final intonation: Falling
WhP Intonation: Peak
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 38
Age: 75
Sex: Male
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 9 (Sentence #9)
Target:
お爺さんが何かを台所で食べたよ。
ojisan-ga nanika-o daidokoro-de tabeta yo
grandpa-Nom something-Acc kitchen-Loc ate Emph
'Grandpa ate something in the kitchen.'
Elicited:
爺様が何がながしで食ってたぞ。
jisama-ga naniga nagashi-de kuteta zo
grandpa-Nom something kitchen-Loc ate Emph
'Grandpa ate something in the kitchen.'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 38
Age: 75
Sex: Male
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 10 (Sentence #10)
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:
爺様ながしで何食ってたべ?
jisama nagashi-de nani kuteta be
grandpa kitchen-Loc what 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 #: 38
Age: 75
Sex: Male
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 11 (Sentence #11)
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:
ゆうべなお婆様ながしで何食ってただべ?
yube na obasama nagashi-de nani kuteta da-be
evening Emph grandma kitchen-Loc what 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 #: 38
Age: 75
Sex: Male
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 12 (Sentence #12)
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) grandma-Top hearth-Loc what-Acc drank Q
'That evening, what did grandma drink at the hearth?'
Elicited:
ゆうべな婆様ゆるいばたで何飲んでたのや?
yube na basama yuruibata-de nani nondeta no-ya
evening Emph grandma hearth-Loc what drank Q
'That evening, what did grandma drink at the hearth?'
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Falling
WhP Intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 38
Age: 75
Sex: Male
Date: 2/22/2013





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