Phonetics and Speech Sciences (말소리와 음성과학)

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A Study on Realizations of English Stress and Vowel Formant Frequency by Korean Learners

한국인 학습자의 영어 강세 실현과 모음 포먼트에 관한 연구

  • 김지은 (관동대학교 영어교육과)
  • Received : 2014.02.25
  • Accepted : 2014.03.25
  • Published : 2014.03.31
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Abstract

This study investigates twenty four Korean females' production of English front vowels focusing on the distinction in /i/ vs /ɪ/ and /ɛ/ vs /${\ae}$/ and formant values of stressed and unstressed vowels compared with those of native English speakers. The Korean learners were asked to read a textbook passage which includes ten sentences including target vowels. The major results indicate that: (1) Korean learners have trouble producing a distinct version (tense and lax) of front vowels in the paragraph reading; (2) The vowel space of the stressed vowels in a paragraph is smaller than that of embedded sentences; and (3) The vowel quality of the unstressed vowels produced by the Korean learners is similar to that of the native English speakers. The findings from this study can be applied to the pronunciation teaching for the Korean learners of English vowels and realization of English stress.

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