@article{ART001372902},
author={Park, Jong-Hee and Kwon,Pyong-Ro},
title={The Change of Vowel System and Featural Combination Conditions in Middle Korean},
journal={Korean Language and Literature},
issn={1229-3946},
year={2009},
volume={47},
number={47},
pages={37-62},
doi={10.23016/kllj.2009.47.47.37}
TY - JOUR
AU - Park, Jong-Hee
AU - Kwon,Pyong-Ro
TI - The Change of Vowel System and Featural Combination Conditions in Middle Korean
JO - Korean Language and Literature
PY - 2009
VL - 47
IS - 47
PB - 국어문학회
SP - 37
EP - 62
SN - 1229-3946
AB - Vowel system in Middle Korean was interfaced with the features [口蹙]
and [口張] on the based of [舌縮] as being directly interpreted in ‘訓民正音’.
Accordingly it was essentialy needed to understand the phonetic and
phonological meanings of these terms correctly. Moreover the meaning of
a basic term [舌縮] was important to establish the vowel system in Middle
Korean. In this paper I suggested that this term had to be understood as
a advanced tongue root. The tongue body was diagnally advanced and
heightened when the tongue root was advanced. This property could be
featuralized as [ATR] like a Proto-Siberian languages and a west african
languages.
The underlying vowel system of Middle Korean was composed of 4
vowels which was represented as I, U, A, ɨ. These 4 underlying vowels
was surfaced as ㅣ1, ㅣ2, ㅡ, ㆍ, ㅜ, ㅗ, ㅓ, ㅏ by being supplied a default
value and a floating value [ATR]. Among these ㅣ1 ,ㅡ, ㅜ, ㅓ were
classified as [+ATR], while ㅣ2 ㆍ, ㅗ, ㅏ were classified as [-ATR] and
so they were made up a natural class. On the basis of this vowel system,
The [ATR] vowel harmony system was activated in Old Korean.
After that time, ㅣ1 andㅣ2 were neutralized to ㅣ because a [ATR]
contrast was disappeared at that position of this vowel system. Following
this event ㅓ and ㅏ, ㆍ and ㅡ were neutralized again. I also suggested
that the reason of this neutralization was a antagonistic relation of the
composal features [+ATR] and [-high]. Therefore the direction of
neutralization ㆍ>ㅡ was determined by this featural relation.
KW - Vowel system of Middle Korean;Advanced tongue root;
Featural combination;Path condition;Antagonistic gestures;Grounded
Phonology;Direction of vowel change
DO - 10.23016/kllj.2009.47.47.37
ER -
Park, Jong-Hee and Kwon,Pyong-Ro. (2009). The Change of Vowel System and Featural Combination Conditions in Middle Korean. Korean Language and Literature, 47(47), 37-62.
Park, Jong-Hee and Kwon,Pyong-Ro. 2009, "The Change of Vowel System and Featural Combination Conditions in Middle Korean", Korean Language and Literature, vol.47, no.47 pp.37-62. Available from: doi:10.23016/kllj.2009.47.47.37
Park, Jong-Hee, Kwon,Pyong-Ro "The Change of Vowel System and Featural Combination Conditions in Middle Korean" Korean Language and Literature 47.47 pp.37-62 (2009) : 37.
Park, Jong-Hee, Kwon,Pyong-Ro. The Change of Vowel System and Featural Combination Conditions in Middle Korean. 2009; 47(47), 37-62. Available from: doi:10.23016/kllj.2009.47.47.37
Park, Jong-Hee and Kwon,Pyong-Ro. "The Change of Vowel System and Featural Combination Conditions in Middle Korean" Korean Language and Literature 47, no.47 (2009) : 37-62.doi: 10.23016/kllj.2009.47.47.37
Park, Jong-Hee; Kwon,Pyong-Ro. The Change of Vowel System and Featural Combination Conditions in Middle Korean. Korean Language and Literature, 47(47), 37-62. doi: 10.23016/kllj.2009.47.47.37
Park, Jong-Hee; Kwon,Pyong-Ro. The Change of Vowel System and Featural Combination Conditions in Middle Korean. Korean Language and Literature. 2009; 47(47) 37-62. doi: 10.23016/kllj.2009.47.47.37
Park, Jong-Hee, Kwon,Pyong-Ro. The Change of Vowel System and Featural Combination Conditions in Middle Korean. 2009; 47(47), 37-62. Available from: doi:10.23016/kllj.2009.47.47.37
Park, Jong-Hee and Kwon,Pyong-Ro. "The Change of Vowel System and Featural Combination Conditions in Middle Korean" Korean Language and Literature 47, no.47 (2009) : 37-62.doi: 10.23016/kllj.2009.47.47.37
