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KMID : 1022420160080040023
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Phonetics and Speech Sciences
2016 Volume.8 No. 4 p.23 ~ p.29
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Parallel sound change between segmental and suprasegmental properties: An individual level observation
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Lee Hyun-Jung
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Abstract
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The present study tested if individual speakers showing great sound change in segments (i.e., vowels and fricatives) also had innovative changing patterns in suprasegmental properties (i.e., lexical pitch accents) in Kyungsang Korean. The acoustic analysis at a group level first confirmed the presence of group level differences in distinguishing /?-?/ and /s-s’/ both of which had different phonemic distinction from Seoul Korean. Younger speakers had more innovative segmental change than older speakers, and even within the younger generation, female speakers produced more innovative phonetic variants than male speakers. Regarding the individual observation within the younger group, the younger speakers with large acoustic distinction in vowels and fricatives also showed acoustically less distinct accent patterns, indicating the innovative sound change pattern consistent across segment and suprasegmental properties . The group and individual observations suggested that linguistic innovators introduced new phonetic variants with consistent degree of changing pattern between segment and suprasegmental properties.
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KEYWORD
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sound change, vowels, fricatives, lexical pitch accent, Kyungsang dialect, individual background
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