• 한국영어학회지:영어학
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.311-329
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• 2001

This paper wanted to test the reality of English schwa by phonetic and phonological methods. Phonetically it wanted to see acoustic evidence of the relationship between the full vowels and their reduced vowels in the unstressed positions. Phonologically it wanted to prove how systematic the schwa sound is by the constraint-based grammar. As a result, the schwa phenomenon in English was supported both phonetically and phonologically. In the phonetic analysis no relationship Was found in the distribution of the F1 and F2 of the full vowels and their reduced vowels in the unstressed syllables of the derived words. The reduced vowels tended to converge into a target of F1 516 and F2 1815. The view that the schwa sounds have a target was supported. On the phonological side the constraint-based tableau produced the successful output by using FAITH (V), (equation omitted)V, FAITH V[-BACK+HiC], V[-Low, -TNS]#, REDUCE V[-STR, -TNS] as constraints. No ranking was found. Any violation of the constraints ousted the candidates.

• 영어어문교육
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.21-40
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• 2004

This study Questioned what happens in L2 reading comprehension of the expository text, as measured by recall and inference-making abilities, when a L2 reader was induced to develop a content schema about the topic of a target text, but the structure of that schema departs from the structure of the target text Seventy-four. Korean university students read either the same version text twice (consistent condition) or two different version texts (inconsistent condition) with a three-day interval between the two readings. The results of a verification test indicate that, for those subjects with higher L2 reading proficiency, the inconsistent condition was more beneficial than the consistent condition for the inference-making task. On the other hand, for lower-level L2 readers, the consistent condition was more favorable for the recall task. It was concluded that inducing a structurally inconsistent schema through an L2 pre-reading would be beneficial only when the reader's L2 linguistic ability is proficient enough to produce necessary propositions from the pre-reading.

• 영어어문교육
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.167-192
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• 2007

This study investigates the effects of written vocabulary exercises on lexical knowledge. Korean university students learning English as a foreign language were randomly assigned to one of four conditions-Condition 1 (having students match word form with word meaning), Condition 2 (having students fill in the blank provided with a list of words), Condition 3 (having students write sentences with the target words), Condition 4 (having students do three practices with the same vocabulary exercise as the condition 1). Each type of exercises in Condition 1, 2, and 3 was designed to classify a different level of mental processing except Condition 4 with multiple encounters of the target words. Learners' vocabulary knowledge of this study was obtained using a format adopted from the Vocabulary Knowledge Scale (VKS) immediately and two weeks later. The findings indicated that: (1) Condition 4 having students do three matching vocabulary exercises was as effective as the condition 3 (one writing exercise) on the immediate learning of word; (2) although there was no significant difference of the effect of vocabulary exercises between Condition 3 and 4, Condition 4 asking students to do three matching vocabulary exercises was the most effective way of vocabulary retention after two weeks.

• 대한음성학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한음성학회 2006년도 춘계 학술대회 발표논문집
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• pp.71-74
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• 2006

The purpose of this study is to observe how Korean listeners detect a target phoneme with 'Focus' represented by prosodic prominence and question-induced semantic emphasis. According to the automated phoneme detection task using E-Prime, Korean listeners detected phoneme targets more rapidly when the target-bearing words were in prominence position and in question-induced position. However, when phoneme targets were in prominence position, response time was much faster than in question-induced position. The results suggest that the prosodic prominence which is explicit method of focus representation be more effective than question-inducing, implicit method of it, in phoneme detecting.

• 대한전자공학회논문지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.466-476
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• 1986

This paper proposes a system that translates the machine independent intermediate micro-programming language(IML) into microcode, using the register allocation algorithm, the microinstruction format and the field information for the target machine emulation on a microprogrammable host machine. The IML, which is for PDP-8 emulation on a microprogrammable hypothsetical 16 bit host machine, is microcoded by the proposed system, and the validity of the algorithm in the proposed system is verified by executing a test program of the target machine on the emulator.

• 말소리와 음성과학
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.69-74
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• 2023

This study introduces an innovative model for zero-shot voice conversion that utilizes the capabilities of HuBERT. Zero-shot voice conversion models can transform the speech of one speaker to mimic that of another, even when the model has not been exposed to the target speaker's voice during the training phase. Comprising five main components (HuBERT, feature encoder, flow, speaker encoder, and vocoder), the model offers remarkable performance across a range of scenarios. Notably, it excels in the challenging unseen-to-unseen voice-conversion tasks. The effectiveness of the model was assessed based on the mean opinion scores and similarity scores, reflecting high voice quality and similarity to the target speakers. This model demonstrates considerable promise for a range of real-world applications demanding high-quality voice conversion. This study sets a precedent in the exploration of HuBERT-based models for voice conversion, and presents new directions for future research in this domain. Despite its complexities, the robust performance of this model underscores the viability of HuBERT in advancing voice conversion technology, making it a significant contributor to the field.

• 말소리와 음성과학
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.3-18
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• 2009

Do loanword properties emerge in the acquisition of a foreign language and if so, how? Classic studies in adult language learning assumed loanword properties that range from near-ceiling to near-chance level of appearance depending on speech proficiency. The present research argues that such variations reflect different phonological types, rather than speech proficiency. To investigate the difference between learner speech and loanword phonology, the current research analyzes the speech data from five different proficiency levels of 92 Korean speakers who read 19 pairs of English words and sentences that contained loanwords. The experimental method is primarily an acoustical one, by which the phonological cause in the loanwords (e.g., the insertion of [$\Box$] at the end of the word stamp) would be attested to appear in learner speech, in comparison with native speech from 11 English speakers and 11 Korean speakers. The data investigated for the research are of segment deletion, insertion, substitution, and alternation in both learner speech and the native speech. The results indicate that learner speech does not present the loanword properties in many cases, but depends on the types of phonological causes. The relatively easy acquisition of target pronunciation is evidenced in the cases of segment deletion, insertion, substitution, and alternation, except when the loanword property involves the successful command of the target phonology such as the de-aspiration of [p] in apple. Such a case of difficult learning draws a sharp distinction from the cases of easy learning in the development of learner speech, particularly beyond the intermediate level of proficiency. Overall, learner speech departs from loanword phonology and develops toward the native speech value, depending on phonological contrasts in the native and foreign languages.

• 정보처리학회논문지:소프트웨어 및 데이터공학
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• 제12권8호
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• pp.341-354
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• 2023

문서의 제목은 문서의 내용을 가장 효율적으로 요약하여 제공해 준다. 이때 독자들이 선호하는 스타일과 언어에 따라 문서의 제목을 다르게 제공해 준다면, 독자들은 문서의 내용을 좀 더 쉽게 예측할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 문서가 주어졌을 때 언어와 스타일에 따라 제목을 자동 생성하는'교차 언어 및 스타일 기반의 제목 생성 모델을 제안한다. 모델을 학습하기 위해서는 같은 내용을 다른 언어와 다른 스타일로 작성한 병렬데이터가 필요하다. 그러나 이러한 종류의 병렬데이터는 구축하기 매우 어렵다. 반면, 단일 언어와 단일 스타일로 구축된 제목 생성 데이터는 많으므로 본 연구에서는 제로샷(zero-shot) 학습으로 제목 생성을 수행하고자 한다. 교차 언어 및 스타일 기반의 제목 생성을 학습하기 위해 다중 언어로 사전 학습된 트랜스포머 모델에 각 언어, 스타일, 기계번역을 위한 어댑터를 추가하였다. 기계 번역용 병렬데이터를 이용하여 기계번역을 먼저 학습한 후, 동일 스타일의 제목 생성을 학습하였다. 이때, 필요한 어댑터만을 학습하고 다른 부분의 파라미터는 모두 고정시킨다. 교차 언어 및 스타일 기반의 제목을 생성할 때에는 목적 언어와 목적 스타일에 해당하는 어댑터만을 활성화시킨다. 실험 결과로는 각 모델을 따로 학습시켜 파이프라인으로 연결시킨 베이스라인에 비해 본 연구에서 제안한 제로샷 제목 생성의 성능이 크게 떨어지지 않았다. 최근 대규모 언어 모델의 등장으로 인한 자연어 생성에서의 많은 변화가 있다. 그러나 제한된 자원과 제한된 데이터만을 이용하여 자연어 생성의 성능을 개선하는 연구는 계속되어야 하며, 그런 점에서 본 연구의 의의를 모색한다.

• 한국정보과학회 언어공학연구회:학술대회논문집(한글 및 한국어 정보처리)
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• 한국정보과학회언어공학연구회 1999년도 제11회 한글 및 한국어 정보처리 학술대회
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• pp.351-358
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• 1999

범주화과제를 사용한 두 실험에서 단어 빈도가 단어의 의미를 처리하는데 영향을 주는지를 알아보았다. 두 실험에서 사용된 자극은 두 글자의 한글이었는데, 실험 1에서는 사례와 목표자극은 두 번째 글자의 종성에서만 달랐고(예, 범주: 관직: 사례: 시장; 목표자극: 시작), 실험 2에서는 첫 번째 글자의 종성에서만 달랐다(예, 범주: 관직: 사례: 시장; 목표자극: 심장). 실험 1에서는 통제자극보다 저빈도 목표자극의 오반응이 더 많았고, 고빈도 사례의 반응시간이 더 길었다. 실험 2에서는 고빈도 사례-저빈도 목표자극 조건이 통제조건보다 반응시간이 더 길었다. 이 결과는 이중경로모형(Jared & Seidenberg, 1991)을 지지한다고 볼 수 있다. 이 결과들은 음운 정보와 시각 정보의 사용은 단어의 빈도에 의존하며, 특히 음운정보의 활성화는 필연적인 과정이 아니라 선택적인 것을 시사한다.

• 음성과학
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.25-36
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• 2008

Language transfer means that the speaker's first language or previously acquired language influences on the production of the target language. This study aims at examining if there is native language influence on the production of English intonation by Korean speakers. The pitch accent patterns and the values of duration, F0, and intensity of the stressed vowel of the word with emphatic accent in the sentence produced by Korean speakers are compared to those of American English speakers. The results show that when the word receives emphatic accent in the sentence, American English speakers put H* accent on the stressed syllable of the word, but Korean speakers mostly assign high pitch on the last syllable of the word and have LH tonal pattern despite the fact that primary stress does not come on the last syllable within a word. In addition, comparison of the values of duration, F0, and intensity of the stressed vowel of the word with emphatic accent to those of the word with unmarked neutral accent shows that Korean speakers do not realize the intonation of the accented word appropriately because the values decrease even though the word has emphatic accent. This study finds out that there are differences in the production of English intonation of the word with emphatic accent between native speakers of English and Korean speakers, and that there is negative transfer of Korean intonation pattern to the production of English intonation by Korean speakers.