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KMID : 0917519990060010033
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Journal of Speech Sciences
1999 Volume.6 No. 1 p.33 ~ p.44
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The Hypercorrection of Vowed /u/→/I/ in North Korean Dialects
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Abstract
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This paper aims to analyze whether the phenomenon of /u/→/i/ is a hypercorrection or not in the North Korean dialects. Most North Korean pronounce /kim/(gold) as /kum/ because the vowal /??/ merges into the peripheral vowel space of /u/ in their dialects. The merger of back vowel is one of most distinctive characters in North Korean dialects.
But some speakers pronounce /chuban??/(exile) as /ch??ba??/. This time /u/ in peripheral space moves to /??/ in chetral vowel space. It seems that the vowels /??/ and /u/ exchange places with each other when they uttered in North Korean. Though it was observed that the vowel movement of /??/→/u/ was caused by the merger of back vowels, the reason why vowel /u/ moves in the opposite direction, that is the central space of vowel /??/ has not been analyzed yet. This experiment starts with hypothesis that the movement of /u/→/??/ might be caused by hypercorrection.
The first step of this research is to analyze /u/→/??/ pronunciation of North Koreans. The second step is to compare the results of North Korean Pronunciation with those of South Korean pronunciation an observe whether tendency of /u/→/??/Pronunciation can also be found in the standard Seoul dialect and other South Korean dialects.
keywords: hypercorrection, back vowels, North Korean
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