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@article{ART002533387},
author={Kwangjoon Min},
title={+VOT Tendency of Initial Voiced Plosives in Japanese and It’s Pronunciation Education},
journal={The Japanese Language Association of Korea},
issn={1229-7275},
year={2019},
number={62},
pages={63-78},
doi={10.14817/jlak.2019.62.63}

TY - JOUR
AU - Kwangjoon Min
TI - +VOT Tendency of Initial Voiced Plosives in Japanese and It’s Pronunciation Education
JO - The Japanese Language Association of Korea
PY - 2019
VL - null
IS - 62
PB - The Japanese Language Association Of Korea
SP - 63
EP - 78
SN - 1229-7275
AB - This paper discusses the relationship between the +VOT tendency of initial voiced plosives in Japanese and it’s pronunciation education. First, the current situation of researches on the +VOT tendency of initial voiced plosives was reviewed through previous studies and this author's own investigation. Further, the phonetic description of initial voiced plosives and the contents of explanations of pronunciations and practice methods presented in Japanese textbooks published in Korea and Japan were analyzed. In addition, we analyzed the actual states of VOT of initial voiced plosives provided by Japanese textbooks for middle and high schools in South Korea, online learning sites, and portal sites. The results are summarized as follows. First, the +VOT tendency of initial voiced plosives in Japanese is an ongoing phenomenon throughout Japan, where the effects of regions, age, sex, place of articulation and following vowels are observed. Second, the Japanese textbooks published in Korea and Japan describe the phonetic characteristics, pronunciations and practice methods of initial voiced plosives based on the characteristics of -VOT. Third, most of the audio materials provided by the Japanese textbooks for middle schools and high schools, online learning sites and portal sites show -VOT values. Based on the results of the above discussion, it was pointed out that the authenticity and effectiveness of existing teaching and practice methods of initial voiced plosives using the characteristics of -VOT should be carefully examined to prepare improvement plans, and the initial voiced plosives in Japanese provided in various Japanese textbooks and online should be replaced with audio materials having the characteristics of +VOT tendency.
KW - Initial voiced plosives;+VOT tendency;Korean learners of Japanese;Pronunciation education
DO - 10.14817/jlak.2019.62.63
ER -

Kwangjoon Min. (2019). +VOT Tendency of Initial Voiced Plosives in Japanese and It’s Pronunciation Education. The Japanese Language Association of Korea, 62, 63-78.

Kwangjoon Min. 2019, "+VOT Tendency of Initial Voiced Plosives in Japanese and It’s Pronunciation Education", The Japanese Language Association of Korea, no.62, pp.63-78. Available from: doi:10.14817/jlak.2019.62.63

Kwangjoon Min "+VOT Tendency of Initial Voiced Plosives in Japanese and It’s Pronunciation Education" The Japanese Language Association of Korea 62 pp.63-78 (2019) : 63.

Kwangjoon Min. +VOT Tendency of Initial Voiced Plosives in Japanese and It’s Pronunciation Education. 2019; 62 : 63-78. Available from: doi:10.14817/jlak.2019.62.63

Kwangjoon Min. "+VOT Tendency of Initial Voiced Plosives in Japanese and It’s Pronunciation Education" The Japanese Language Association of Korea no.62(2019) : 63-78.doi: 10.14817/jlak.2019.62.63

Kwangjoon Min. +VOT Tendency of Initial Voiced Plosives in Japanese and It’s Pronunciation Education. The Japanese Language Association of Korea, 62, 63-78. doi: 10.14817/jlak.2019.62.63

Kwangjoon Min. +VOT Tendency of Initial Voiced Plosives in Japanese and It’s Pronunciation Education. The Japanese Language Association of Korea. 2019; 62 63-78. doi: 10.14817/jlak.2019.62.63

Kwangjoon Min. +VOT Tendency of Initial Voiced Plosives in Japanese and It’s Pronunciation Education. 2019; 62 : 63-78. Available from: doi:10.14817/jlak.2019.62.63

Kwangjoon Min. "+VOT Tendency of Initial Voiced Plosives in Japanese and It’s Pronunciation Education" The Japanese Language Association of Korea no.62(2019) : 63-78.doi: 10.14817/jlak.2019.62.63