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A Comparative Study on Korean Intonation Patterns of Native and Non-native Speakers of Korean

  • The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China
  • Abbr : JSLCKC
  • 2008, (17), pp.47-68
  • DOI : 10.16874/jslckc.2008..17.003
  • Publisher : Korean Society of Study on Chinese Languge and Culture
  • Research Area : Humanities > Chinese Language and Literature
  • Published : August 31, 2008

유승미 1,  Tae-kyung Kim 2,  Seok-Chae Rhee 1,  김종덕 3

1연세대학교
2안양대학교
3동경외국어대학교

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ABSTRACT

This paper attempts to analyze the characteristics of Korean intonation patterns produced by 8 Korean native speakers and 24 foreign adult learners. For this study, the intonation value of every vowel in the sentences was examined in the unit of Hz. The tone average of each speaker was computed by the Quarter tone scale (Q-tone scale), which is divided into 24 equal parts of an octave. The standard model of each sentence was created from the tone values of the Korean native speakers. The sentence tone patterns of all foreign participants were compared with those of Korean native speakers, and their tonal characteristics were described. First of all, research findings show that non-native speakers make more pitch prominences and pauses in their utterance of Korean sentences than Korean native speakers. This result appears to be attributed to the fact that foreign speakers are unaccustomed to Korean intonation. Secondly, the results of this study identify that the features which create the most natural utterance are the place and number of prominence, the unit of pause in an utterance, and the direction of head intonation.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.
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