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Location: Showamura/昭和村

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Subject 25

Sentence #1: お爺さんは朝ご飯を食べたよ。
'Grandpa ate breakfast.'
Sentence #2: 何か見える。
'I can see something.'
Sentence #3: 何か見える?
'Can you see something?'
3 (different date): 何か見える?
Sentence #4: 何が見える?
'What can you see?'
4 (different date): 何が見える?
Sentence #11: お爺さんは本を読んだよ。
'Grandpa read a book.'
Sentence #12: お爺さんは本を読んだの?
'Did grandpa read a book?'
Sentence #13: 何か見える（よ）。
'I can see something.'
Sentence #14: 遠くに猿が見える（よ）。
'I can see a monkey far over there.'
Sentence #15: 遠くに猿が見える？
'Can you see a monkey far over there.'
Sentence #16: 遠くに何が見える？
'What can you see far over there?'
Sentence #17: お爺さんが何かを台所で食べたよ。
'Grandpa ate something in the kitchen.'
Sentence #18: お爺さんは何を台所で食べたの？
'What did grandpa eat in the kitchen?'
Sentence #19: 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 #20: 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?'
Sentence #21: 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: 8
Rising Intonation (Average): 25.0%
Falling Intonation (Average): 75.0%


Yes/No questions
Total: 14
Rising Intonation: 8 (57.1%)
Ending
ka
no
Other
Count
3
1
4
Item #: 5, 6, 12, 17, 25, 26, 27, 28

Falling Intonation: 6 (42.9%)
Ending
ka
Other
Count
2
4
Item #: 3, 9, 14, 24, 31, 32


Single wh-questions
Total: 6

Rising Intonation (50.0%)
Ending
ka
ga
be
Other
Count
1
1
1
0
Item #: 4, 18, 21

Falling Intonation (50.0%)
Ending
no-ya
be
Other
Count
1
1
1
Item #: 15, 20, 23


Single wh-questions
Total: 6

Pitch Peak on Wh-phrase: 3
Pitch Peak on Wh-phrase (50.0%)
Ending
ka
be
Other
Count
1
1
1
Item #: 4, 15, 18

Rising Intonation on Wh-phrase: 3
Rising Intonation on Wh-phrase (50.0%)
Ending
no-ya
ga
be
Other
Count
1
1
1
0
Item #: 20, 21, 23


Multiple wh-questions
Total: 1

Falling Intonation (100.0%)
Ending
be
Other
Count
1
0
Item #: 22


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


Total Number of items: 29

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:
今朝爺様まんま食ったぞ。
kesa jisama manma kuta zo
this-morning grandpa breakfast ate Emph
'Grandpa ate breakfast this morning.'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 25
Age: 78
Sex: Female
Date: 11/23/2012





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Item: 2 (Sentence #2)
Target:
何か見える。
nanika mieru
something can-see
'I can see something.'
 Elicited:
なにかあそこのとこ見っぞ。
nanika asoko-no-toko mi zo
something there-Gen-place see Emph
'I can see something over there.'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 25
Age: 78
Sex: Female
Date: 11/23/2012





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Item: 3 (Sentence #3)
Target:
何か見える？
nanika mieru
something see
'Can you see something?'
 Elicited:
なにが見っぞあれ？
naniga mi zo are
something see Q that
'Can you see something?'
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 25
Age: 78
Sex: Female
Date: 11/23/2012





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Item: 4 (Sentence #4)
Target:
何が見える?
nani-ga mieru
what-Nom can-see
'What can you see?'
 Elicited:
なんだべ?
nan da be
what be Q
'What is that?'
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Rising
WhP Intonation: Peak
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 25
Age: 78
Sex: Female
Date: 11/23/2012





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Item: 5 (Sentence #5)
Elicited:
机の上にテレビ置いているのか?
tsukue-no-ue-ni terebi oiteiru no-ka
desk-Gen-top-Dat TV put Q
'Is there a TV on the desk?'
Natural Data
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 25
Age: 78
Sex: Female
Date: 11/23/2012





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Item: 6 (Sentence #6)
Elicited:
これは別に関係ねいか?
kore-wa betsu-ni kankei nei ka
this-Top particularly-Dat relevant not Q
'Is this relevant?'
Natural Data
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 25
Age: 78
Sex: Female
Date: 11/23/2012





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Item: 7 (Sentence #7)
Elicited:
俺ほうもあっぞ。
ore ho mo a zo
I here also be Emph
'I have the same thing here.'
Natural Data
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 25
Age: 78
Sex: Female
Date: 11/23/2012





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Item: 8 (Sentence #8)
Elicited:
勉強机ではねいだべな。
benkyo-zukue de-wa-nei da-be-na
study-desk not right
'It's not a study-desk, right?'
Natural Data
Type: Rhetorical Question
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 25
Age: 78
Sex: Female
Date: 11/23/2012





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Item: 9 (Sentence #9)
Elicited:
勉強机ねいか？
benkyo-zukue nei ka
study-desk not Q
`Is a study-desk there?'
Natural Data
Type: Yes/no question(?)
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 25
Age: 78
Sex: Female
Date: 11/23/2012





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Item: 10 (Sentence #10)
Elicited:
おら家は窓ねいぞ。
ora ie-wa mado nei zo
my house-Top window not Emph
`There's now window in my place.'
Natural Data
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 25
Age: 78
Sex: Female
Date: 11/23/2012





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Item: 11 (Sentence #11)
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:
爺ちゃんなんだ、本なの読んでっぞ。
jichan nan-da, hon na-no yonde zo
grandpa Emph book Emph reading Emph
'Grandpa is reading a book'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 25
Age: 78
Sex: Female
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 12 (Sentence #12)
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:
爺さん本読んだの？
jisan hon 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 #: 25
Age: 78
Sex: Female
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 13 (Sentence #13)
Target:
何か見える（よ）。
nanika mieru yo
something can-see Emph
'I can see something.'
 Elicited:
何が見ーぞ、あら。
naniga mi zo ara
something see Emph Emph
'I can see something.'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 25
Age: 78
Sex: Female
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 14 (Sentence #3)
Target:
何か見える？
nanika mieru
something see
'Can you see something?'
 Elicited:
何がめーんのか？
naniga me nno-ka
something see Q
'Can you see something?'
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 25
Age: 78
Sex: Female
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 15 (Sentence #4)
Target:
何が見える?
nani-ga mieru
what-Nom can-see
'What can you see?'
 Target:
何が見ーんのか?
nani-ga mi nno-ka
what-Nom can-see Q
'What can you see?'
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Falling
WhP Intonation: Peak
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 25
Age: 78
Sex: Female
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 16 (Sentence #14)
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:
遠ぐに猿見えじゃねいのあれ。
togu-ni saru mie ja-nei no-are
far-Dat monkey can-see not Gen-that
'I can see a monkey far over there, right.'
Type: Statement(?)
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 25
Age: 78
Sex: Female
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 17 (Sentence #15)
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:
遠くに猿見ーる？
toku-ni saru miru
far-Dat monkey can-se　
'Can you see a monkey far over there?'
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 25
Age: 78
Sex: Female
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 18 (Sentence #16)
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:
遠ぐに何がみーっか？
togu-ni nani-ga mi ka
far-Dat what-Nom can-see Q
'What can you see far over there?'
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Rising
WhP Intonation: Peak
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 25
Age: 78
Sex: Female
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 19 (Sentence #17)
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、なにがながしで食っていたぞ。
jisama na naniga nagashi-de kuteita zo
grandpa Emph something kitchen-Loc ate Emph
'Grandpa ate something in the kitchen.'
Type: Statement
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 25
Age: 78
Sex: Female
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 20 (Sentence #18)
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らべ？
jisama nagashi-de nani kutetara 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 #: 25
Age: 78
Sex: Female
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 21 (Sentence #19)
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:
ゆうべな婆様やながしで何食べたが?
yube na basama ya nagashi-de nani tabeta ga
that evening Emph grandma Emph kitchen-Loc what ate Q
'That evening, what did grandma eat in the kitchen?'
Type: Single wh-question
Final intonation: Rising(?)
WhP Intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 25
Age: 78
Sex: Female
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 22 (Sentence #20)
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:
ゆんべ誰がながしで何食ったらべ?
yunbe dare-ga nagashi-de nani kutara be
that evenin 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 (Higher)
WhP2 Intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 25
Age: 78
Sex: Female
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 23 (Sentence #21)
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:
ゆうべ婆様やゆるいで何飲んでたのや？
yube basama ya yurui-de nani nondeta no-ya
evening grandma Emph 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 #: 25
Age: 78
Sex: Female
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 24 (Sentence #22)
Elicited:
ちょうちんみ三つあっか ?
chochin mitsu a ka
lamps three be Q
'Do you have three lamps?'
Natural Data
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 25
Age: 78
Sex: Female
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 25 (Sentence #23)
Elicited:
あの太鼓にやバチある?
ano taiko-ni ya bachi aru
that drum-Dat Emph sticks be
'Are there sticks on/near the drum?'
Natural Data
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 25
Age: 78
Sex: Female
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 26 (Sentence #24)
Elicited:
女の子やあのリボンつけている？
onna-no-ko ya ano ribon tsuketeiru
girl Emph um ribbon wearing
'Is the girl wearing a ribbon?'
Natural Data
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 25
Age: 78
Sex: Female
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 27 (Sentence #25)
Elicited:
女の子や、手あれだべ、手くんであのいか？
onna-no-ko ya te are da-be, te kunde ano i ka
girl Emph hand that Q(?) hands folded um be Q
'Is the girl folding her hands?'
Natural Data
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 25
Age: 78
Sex: Female
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 28 (Sentence #26)
Elicited:
あのや、男の子な、あの、手にあれだがしゅらいでっか、握てっか？
ano ya otoko-no-ko na ano te-ni are da-ga shuraide ka nigite ka
um hey boy Emph um hand-Dat that but ? Q clenching Q
'Hey, that boy, his hands, is he ?, is he ?ing it, is he clenching it?'
Natural Data
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 25
Age: 78
Sex: Female
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 29 (Sentence #27)
Elicited:
先のちょうちんの話をしたべ ？
saki-no chochin-no-hanashi-o shita be
before-Gen lantern-Gen-talk-Acc did Q
'I just asked about he lantern, right?'
Natural Data
Type: Rhetorical question
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 25
Age: 78
Sex: Female
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 30 (Sentence #28)
Elicited:
たいごはあるだべ？
taigo-wa aru da-be
drum-Top be Q
'There's a drum, right?'
Natural Data
Type: Rhetorical question
Final intonation: Rising
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 25
Age: 78
Sex: Female
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 31 (Sentence #29)
Elicited:
そして女の子な、？？はなのやポイントーのがらみたいなのあっか？
?????
???? Q
'?????'
Natural Data
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 25
Age: 78
Sex: Female
Date: 2/22/2013





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Item: 32 (Sentence #30)
Elicited:
そしてあれがあのたいごにあれあっか、あの？
soshite are-ga ano taigo-ni are a ka ano
then that-Nom that drum-Dat that be Q um
'Is something on the drum?'
Natural Data
Type: Yes/no question
Final intonation: Falling
Location: Showamura/昭和村
Subject #: 25
Age: 78
Sex: Female
Date: 2/22/2013





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