Paper Info
Title
High-toned [il] in Korean: Phonetics, intonational phonology, and sound change
Abstract
This study investigates recent changes in Korean intonation where an Accentual Phrase-initial [il] syllable is produced with a High tone by some speakers, introducing an exception to the model of intonational phonology of Seoul Korean (Jun, 1993, Jun, 1996, Jun, 2006). Data from eighty speakers of Seoul Korean born between 1952 and 1990 show that this phenomenon, found most often when [il] means ‘Number 1’, is employed by Seoul speakers born since 1970, and is not triggered by glottalization at vowel onset. It is proposed that enhancing a perceptual distinction between two similar-sounding morphemes is one of the major motivations for this phenomenon, and various factors affecting this High-toned-[il] phenomenon are examined. In the discussion, the tonal change on [il] is compared with the changes in the VOT values in Korean stops which have been claimed to have been initiated by the same age groups in the same dialect. Finally, individual variation and the implications of this phenomenon for the model of intonational phonology of Seoul Korean are discussed.
Year
DOI
Venue
2015
10.1016/j.wocn.2015.05.002
Journal of Phonetics
Keywords
Field
DocType
Accentual Phrase,Intonational phonology,Seoul Korean,High-toned-[il],Voice quality,Sound change
Morpheme,Glottalization,Communication,Psychology,Phonetics,Speech recognition,Syllable,Vowel,Phenomenon,Phonology,Sound change,Linguistics
Journal
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
51
0095-4470
2
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.39
9
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Sun-Ah Jun15515.92
jihyeon cha220.39