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KMID : 1022420190110010009
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Phonetics and Speech Sciences
2019 Volume.11 No. 1 p.9 ~ p.18
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Changes in fundamental frequency depending on language, context, and language proficiency for bilinguals
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Yoon So-Mang
Mok So-Ra
Youn Jung-Seon
Han Ji-Yun
Yim Dong-Sun
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study is to determine whether the mean fundamental frequency (F0) changes depending on language, task, or language proficiency for Korean-English bilinguals. A total of forty-eight Korean-English speakers (28 balanced bilinguals and 20 Korean dominant bilinguals) participated in the study. Participants were asked to read aloud two types of tasks in English and Korean. For statistical analyses, the language × task two-way repeated ANOVAs were conducted within the balanced bilingual group first, and then group × language two-way mixed ANOVAs. The results showed that the females in both bilingual groups changed their mean F0 depending on the language they used and the tasks (p<.05), whereas no significant results were found in the males in either group under any conditions. The mean fundamental frequency in the Korean reading task was significantly higher than that in the English reading task for females in both balanced and Korean dominant bilingual groups. Thus, changes in mean F0 depending on language and context may reflect gender-specific characteristics, and females seem to be more sensitive to the socio-cultural standards that are imposed on them.
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KEYWORD
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bilingual, cross-linguistic, voice difference, mean fundamental frequency, mean F0
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