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Speech Rhythm in Korean: Experiments in Speech Cycling

Chung, Younah, Arvaniti, Amalia (2013) Speech Rhythm in Korean: Experiments in Speech Cycling. Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics, 19 (1). ISSN 1939-800X. (doi:10.1121/1.4801062) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:45482)

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Abstract

Korean has not been unanimously classified for rhythm class, and it lacks stress. Thus, it does not fit into views that rhythm rests on alternations of metrical strength. The goal was to examine what, if any, elements are used in Korean for rhythm purposes. It was hypothesized that the onsets of accentual phrases act as beats. The materials were 6 sentences; each was 9 syllables and three APs long. The number of syllables in each AP varied. Syllable composition also varied between CV and CVC. Native speakers repeated each sentence, fitting each repetition into beat intervals at three different metronome rates. Each AP was expressed as a ratio of the entire cycle. Two experiments were conducted. The first experiment suggests that speakers keep AP onsets in phase although syllable count and composition also affect phase. The results support our hypothesis that AP onsets operate similarly to stresses. The second experiment that used waltz rhythm showed that it is the only level of prominence, and no differentiation between the strength of these beats, such that it would produce waltz rhythm, is possible. The results suggest that Korean rhythm is not characterized by multiple levels of alternation between strong and weak constituents.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1121/1.4801062
Subjects: P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Arts and Humanities > School of Culture and Languages
Depositing User: Amalia Arvaniti
Date Deposited: 24 Nov 2014 16:53 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:18 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/45482 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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