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KMID : 1022420100020030023
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Phonetics and Speech Sciences
2010 Volume.2 No. 3 p.23 ~ p.27
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A Study of the Effects of Vowels on the Production of English Labials /p, b, f, v/ by Korean Learners of English
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Koo Hee-San
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to find how English vowels /a, e, i, o, u/ affect the production of English labials /p, b, f, v/by Korean learners of English. Sixty syllables were composed by five vowels and four labials in the syllable types CV, VC, and VCV. The nonsense syllables were produced three times by nine subjects. The major results show that (1) in inter-vocalic position, the subjects had higher scores in producing /v/ composed with /a, e, o/ and /u/, while subjects had lower scores in producing /p/ with /i/ and /o/, (2) in post-vocalic position, the subjects had higher scores in producing /v/ and /f/ with /a, e/, and /o/, while subjects had lower scores in producing /b/ with /e/ and /i/, and (3) in pre-vocalic position, the subjects had higher scores in producing /v/ with /e, o, u/ and /f/ with /u/, while subjects had lower scores in producing /b/ with /e/, /i/ and /u/. The results suggest that on the whole, Korean learners of English have much difficulty in producing /p/ with /i/ in inter-vocalic condition and /b/ with /i, /e/ in pre-vocalic position.
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KEYWORD
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labial, English vowel, Koreans", English pronunciation
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