From a systematic comparison of 10 spoken languages from 5 continents we find evidence suggesting that a word like ‘Huh?’ – used as a ‘repair initiator’ when, for example, one has not clearly heard what someone just said [5], [6] – is a universal word.
1	From	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	4:case	Discourse=explanation-evidence:21->23:5
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	4:det	Entity=(45-abstract-new-cf6-3-sgl
3	systematic	systematic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	4:amod	_
4	comparison	comparison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	13:obl:from	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	8:case	_
6	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	8:nummod	Entity=(46-abstract-new-cf7-3-coref
7	spoken	speak	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	8	amod	8:amod	_
8	languages	language	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	4:nmod:of	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	11:case	_
10	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	11:nummod	Entity=(47-place-new-cf8-2-coref
11	continents	continent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	8:nmod:from	Entity=47)46)45)
12	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	13:nsubj	Entity=(43-person-giv:act-cf1*-1-ana)
13	find	find	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	0:root	_
14	evidence	evidence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	13:obj	Entity=(48-abstract-new-cf5-1-sgl
15	suggesting	suggest	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	acl	14:acl	Discourse=attribution-positive:22->23:2
16	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	57	mark	57:mark	Discourse=ROOT:23:0
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	18:det	Entity=(49-abstract-new-cf2-2-coref
18	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	57	nsubj	57:nsubj	_
19	like	like	ADP	IN	_	21	case	21:case	_
20	‘	'	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	19:punct	SpaceAfter=No|XML=<q>
21	Huh	huh	INTJ	UH	_	18	nmod	18:nmod:like	Entity=(50-abstract-new-cf10-1-sgl)|SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	NNP	Number=Sing	18	punct	18:punct	SpaceAfter=No
23	’	'	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	18:punct	XML=</q>
24	–	-	PUNCT	:	_	25	punct	25:punct	Discourse=elaboration-attribute:24->23:0
25	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	18	acl	18:acl	_
26	as	as	ADP	IN	_	30	case	30:case	_
27	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	30	det	30:det	_
28	‘	'	PUNCT	``	_	27	punct	27:punct	SpaceAfter=No|XML=<q>
29	repair	repair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	compound	30:compound	Entity=(51-abstract-new-cf9-2-sgl(52-abstract-new-cf13-1-coref)
30	initiator	initiator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obl	25:obl:as	Entity=51)|SpaceAfter=No
31	’	'	PUNCT	''	_	32	punct	32:punct	XML=</q>
32	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	41	advmod	41:advmod	Discourse=attribution-negative:25->26:0|SpaceAfter=No
33	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	32:punct	_
34	for	for	ADP	IN	_	35	case	35:case	_
35	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	41	obl	41:obl:for	SpaceAfter=No
36	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	35	punct	35:punct	_
37	one	one	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	41	nsubj	41:nsubj	Entity=(53-person-new-cf3-1-sgl)
38	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	41	aux	41:aux	_
39	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	41	advmod	41:advmod	_
40	clearly	clearly	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	41	advmod	41:advmod	_
41	heard	hear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	25	advcl	25:advcl:when	_
42	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	41	obj	41:obj	Discourse=context-circumstance:26->24:0
43	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	45	nsubj	45:nsubj	Entity=(54-person-new-cf4-1-sgl)
44	just	just	ADV	RB	_	45	advmod	45:advmod	_
45	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	42	acl:relcl	42:acl:relcl	_
46	[	[	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	47	punct	47:punct	Discourse=explanation-evidence:27->24:1|SpaceAfter=No|XML=<ref>
47	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	25	dep	25:dep	Entity=(55-abstract-new-cf11-1-sgl)|SpaceAfter=No
48	]	]	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	47	punct	47:punct	SpaceAfter=No|XML=</ref>
49	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	51	punct	51:punct	_
50	[	[	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	51	punct	51:punct	SpaceAfter=No|XML=<ref>
51	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	25	dep	25:dep	Entity=(56-abstract-new-cf12-1-sgl)|SpaceAfter=No
52	]	]	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	51	punct	51:punct	Entity=49)|XML=</ref>
53	–	-	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	18:punct	_
54	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	57	cop	57:cop	Discourse=same-unit_m:28->23:1
55	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	57	det	57:det	Entity=(49-abstract-giv:act-cf2-3-coref
56	universal	universal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|Polarity=Neg	57	amod	57:amod	_
57	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	ccomp	15:ccomp	Entity=49)48)|SpaceAfter=No
58	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	13:punct	_
