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Location: Showamura/昭和村

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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: 遠くに何が見える?
'What can you see far over there?'
Sentence #8: お爺さんが何かを台所で食べたよ。
'Grandpa ate something in the kitchen.'
Sentence #9: お爺さんは何を台所で食べたの?
'What did grandpa eat in the kitchen?'
Sentence #10: 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 #11: あの晩(ゆうべ)誰が台所で何を食べたの?
'That evening, who ate what in the kitchen?'


DATA SUMMARY

Statements
Total: 5
Rising Intonation (Average): 60.0%
Falling Intonation (Average): 40.0%


Yes/No questions
Total: 2
Rising Intonation: 2 (100.0%)
Ending
ka
be
Other
Count
1
1
0
Item #: 2, 4


Single wh-questions
Total: 6

Rising Intonation (50.0%)
Ending
ka
Other
Count
2
1
Item #: 5, 6, 7

Falling Intonation (50.0%)
Ending
be
no
Other
Count
2
1
0
Item #: 11, 12, 13


Single wh-questions
Total: 6

Pitch Peak on Wh-phrase: 4
Pitch Peak on Wh-phrase (66.7%)
Ending
ka
be
Other
Count
2
1
1
Item #: 5, 6, 7, 12

Rising Intonation on Wh-phrase: 2
Rising Intonation on Wh-phrase (33.3%)
Ending
no
be
Other
Count
1
1
0
Item #: 11, 13


Multiple wh-questions
Total: 1

Falling Intonation (100.0%)
Ending
be
Other
Count
1
0
Item #: 14


Wh-questions Rising (all types): 3
Wh-questions Falling (all types): 4


Total Number of items: 14

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:
爺様は本を読んだぞ。
jisama-wa hon-o yonda zo
grandpa-Top book-Acc read Emph
'Grandpa read a book'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 39
Age: 76
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:
爺様は本読んだべ?
jisama-wa hon yonda be
grandpa-Top book read
'Did grandpa read a book?'
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 39
Age: 76
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 #: 39
Age: 76
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:
何が見っか?
naniga mi ka
something see Q
'Can you see something?'
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 39
Age: 76
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 #: 39
Age: 76
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:
何が見えっか?
nani-ga mie ka
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 #: 39
Age: 76
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:
遠ぐに猿がいた。
togu-ni saru-ga ita
far-Dat monkey-Nom be
'There is a monkey far over there.'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 39
Age: 76
Sex: Male
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 7 (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:
向こうに何が見っか?
toku-ni nani-ga mi ka
far-Dat what-Nom can-see
'What can you see far over there?'
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Rising
WhP Intonation: Peak
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 39
Age: 76
Sex: Male
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 9 (Sentence #8)
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:
爺様が何かでーどころで食べたよ。
jisama-ga nanika dedokoro-de tabeta yo
grandpa-Nom something kitchen-Loc ate Emph
'Grandpa ate something in the kitchen.'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 39
Age: 76
Sex: Male
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 10 (Sentence #8)
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:
爺様なん何かながしで食ったぞ。
jisama nan nanika nagashi-de kuta zo
grandpa some something kitchen-Loc ate Emph
'Grandpa ate something in the kitchen.'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 39
Age: 76
Sex: Male
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 11 (Sentence #9)
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たべ?
jisama nagashi-de nani kuta 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 #: 39
Age: 76
Sex: Male
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 12 (Sentence #10)
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:
ゆうべ婆様ながしで何食ったべ?
yube basama nagashi-de nani kuta be
evening grandma kitchen-Loc what ate Q
'That evening, what did grandma eat in the kitchen?'
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Falling
WhP Intonation: Peak
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 39
Age: 76
Sex: Male
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 13 (Sentence #10)
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:
ゆうべ婆様ながしで何食ったの?
yube basama nagashi-de nani kuta no
evening 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 #: 39
Age: 76
Sex: Male
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 14 (Sentence #11)
Target:
あの晩(ゆうべ)誰が台所で何を食べたの?
ano ban (yube) dare-ga daidokoro-de nani-o tabeta no
that evening (evening) who-Nom kitchen-Loc what-Acc ate Q
'That evening, who ate what in the kitchen?'
Elicited:
ゆうべ誰がながしで何食ったべ?
yube dare-ga nagashi-de nani kuta be
evening who-Nom kitchen-Loc what ate Q
'That evening, who ate what in the kitchen?'
Type: Multiple wh-question
Final intonation: Falling
WhP1 Intonation: Peak
WhP2 Intonation: Rising (Higher)
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 39
Age: 76
Sex: Male
Date: 2/22/2013





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