2023, Vol., No.67

A Study on Pronunciation of Chinese Pinyin 'wei／-ui'

Dong, Cong , So-hee Shim | 2023, (67) | pp.3~33 | number of Cited : 0

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The Roman Alphabet (Latin Alphabet) is the most universally utilized alphabet in the world. In 1956, China adopted the Roman alphabet and refashioned it to be used as the “Chinese Phonetic Alphabet.” While the newly minted language offered an opportunity to distill some of the complexities of Mandarin into a form that could be easily interpreted, it also came with a few notable drawbacks. The Roman Alphabet was limited in its ability to accurately represent the phonetic notation of certain Chinese characters. The problem stems from an imbalance of consonants and vowels - while the Chinese relies on the use of complex vowels, most European Languages consist of a plethora of consonants. Thus by nature, the Roman Alphabet is better suited for European languages with complex consonants. From a cognitive perspective, this article explores the nature and representation of a single complex vowel in the Chinese Phonetic Alphabet, the “'wei／-ui'”. Phonetic symbolic systems that were derived from traditional Chinese Phonology, such as the ‘Zhuyin-Mandarin Phonetic Symbols’, utilize the ‘ㄨ’ and ‘ㄟ’ phonetic characters to represent the compound vowel sound ‘ㄨㄟ’. The same compound vowel is represented in the “Chinese Phonetic Alphabet,” through the use of a triphthong vowel, “uei(wei)”. The phonetic symbol consists of a “Medial + Nucleus + Coda.” When “uei” is used in conjunction with an initial consonant, the main vowel “e” is omitted and the sound is represented by the Diphthong vowel, “ui” (Medial + Coda). The tone is marked on the final note of the rhyme, “i”. This anomaly results from the Chinese Pinyin alphabet’s preference for the visual effect of the letters in lieu of an accurate representation of the pronunciation. Several studies have been conducted to demonstrate the efficacy of the Zhuyin-Mandarin Phonetic Symbology system. In the Survey Experiment and the Phonetic Experiment, learners who relied on this symbolic system were able to recognize the complexities of the Chinese syllable structure. The studies also suggested that these learners displayed an advanced degree of pronunciation acquisition. In contrast, most Chinese learners who develop their language abilities using the Chinese Phonetic Alphabet are unaware of the fluidity of the “ui” vowel and how its finals, 'wei[ueɪ]' and 'ui[ui]', adapt to the presence or absence of initials.

A Study on the Verb Usage of '于' in the Oracle bone Inscriptions

dong-choon Ryu | 2023, (67) | pp.35~65 | number of Cited : 0

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Condition of Labiodentalization as Reflected in the Huilin’s Yiqiejingyinyi

PARKSUNGJUN | 2023, (67) | pp.67~86 | number of Cited : 0

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Exploring the current operation status and actual improvement plan for the liberal arts course of Chinese language in University – Focusing on liberal arts subject「Chinese」of Chungnam University

Sung, Na Young , Seo Yeon ju | 2023, (67) | pp.87~117 | number of Cited : 1

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A Comparative Study on Future Grammatical Markers in Korean and Mandarin - Focusing on future gram ‘-겠-’ and ‘要’

OH YOONJI , Kim HyeKyung | 2023, (67) | pp.119~148 | number of Cited : 0

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This research aims to study how the notion ‘future’ is expressed in Mandarin and Korean from a trans-East Asian perspective. The purpose of this study is first, to check how the inevitable semantic relationship between the modality and future influences the grammatical markers related to this notion in separate languages. Second, clarify the grammaticalization path of ‘要’ and ‘-겠-’ and discus if there and be an single universal path for grammaticalization of modality and future tense. Plus, verify the influence of the whole language system and diachronic change of other markers on the course of grammaticalization by studying the general typological difference between Mandarin and Korean. There are various ways to express the notion of ‘future’ in various languages that essentially reflect the speaker's perception and judgment. Future can be expressed through a complete tense system, forming a clear paradigmatic relation with past and the present. Future can also be expressed through context-dependent interpretation or other modality markers. Scholars have come up with different views on the grammatical status and grammaticalization process of elements that represent the future in each language. Grammarization is often defined as a process of language change by which content words lose their original meaning and become grammatical markers. The change from lexical and concrete contents to markers that solely serve grammatical functions is made through semantic bleaching and subjectification. The problem is that it is hard to define the grammaticalization path between 'future' and ‘modality’, for it is difficult to specify which of the two is more ‘semantically bleached’ or more ‘grammatical’ when the two notions are conceptually inseparable. This paper aims to show that grammaticalization of the modality marker and the future marker cannot be understood as an one-way process through comparison between ‘要’ and ‘-겠-’ which are the most used forms in expressing future respectively in Mandarin and Korean. Through this, we will show that the grammaticalization is in fact, gravely influenced by other components in the whole language system, and also by certain language’s typological characteristics. And thus, the path of grammaticalization might seem inconsistent at first glance. Through this study, we would like to present a rudimentary idea on how to examine the languages from a trans-Asian perspective and from which, derive language general facts.

A Study on the Korean-Chinese Neologism Translation Strategies for K-Video Contents - Focus on K-Drama Her Private Life

Wei Nuoshi | 2023, (67) | pp.149~172 | number of Cited : 1