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http://dx.doi.org/10.13064/KSSS.2017.9.4.051

Phonation types of Korean fricatives and affricates

Lee, Goun (Sungkyunkwan University)

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Phonetics and Speech Sciences / v.9, no.4, 2017 , pp. 51-57 More about this Journal

Abstract

The current study compared the acoustic features of the two phonation types for Korean fricatives (plain: /s/, fortis : /s'/) and the three types for affricates (aspirated : / $ts^h$ /, lenis : /ts/, and fortis : /ts'/) in order to determine the phonetic status of the plain fricative /s/. Considering the different manners of articulation between fricatives and affricates, we examined four acoustic parameters (rise time, intensity, fundamental frequency, and Cepstral Peak Prominence (CPP) values) of the 20 Korean native speakers' productions. The results showed that unlike Korean affricates, F0 cannot distinguish two fricatives, and voice quality (CPP values) only distinguishes phonation types of Korean fricatives and affricates by grouping non-fortis sibilants together. Therefore, based on the similarity found in / $ts^h$ / and /ts/ and the idiosyncratic pattern found in /s/, this research concludes that non-fortis fricative /s/ cannot be categorized as belonging to either phonation type.

Keywords

Korean fricatives; Korean affricates; phonation type; acoustic characteristics; breathy voice;

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