The acoustics of Korean fricatives revisited

Charles B. Chang

The acoustics of Korean fricatives revisited

Charles B. Chang^*

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Abstract

This study examined the production of the two-way laryngeal contrast in Korean sibilant fricatives in two experiments covering low and high vowel environments. Acoustic analyses show that in a low vowel environment, the two fricatives differ from each other in fricative duration, aspiration duration, F1 onset, intensity buildup, and voice quality; however, the F1 and intensity differences disappear in a high vowel environment. In both environments, there are no differences in F0 onset, average intensity, or vowel length. In having a fricative contrast without a voiced member, Korean constitutes an exception to Jansen’s (2004) laryngeal typology. This contrast seems to be typologically unique and can only be accommodated by the addition of an aspirated voiceless lenis category to the set of possible laryngeal classifications.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Harvard Studies in Korean Linguistics
Editors	Susumu Kuno, Ik-Hwan Lee, John Whitman, Joan Maling, Young-Se Kang, Peter Sells, H.-S. Sohn, Y. Jang
Publisher	Hanshin Publishing Company
Pages	137–150
Publication status	Published - 2008
Externally published	Yes
Event	12th Harvard International Symposium on Korean Linguistics - Harvard University, Cambridge, United States Duration: 3 Aug 2007 → 5 Aug 2007 Conference number: 12

Conference

Conference	12th Harvard International Symposium on Korean Linguistics
Abbreviated title	ISOKL
Place	United States
City	Cambridge
Period	3/08/07 → 5/08/07

Funding

Research represented in this paper has been supported in part by a Jacob K. Javits Fellowship, a Gates Cambridge Scholarship, and a research grant from Trinity College, Cambridge.

Research Keywords

Korean
phonetics
acoustic analysis
speech production
fricatives

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The acoustics of Korean fricatives revisited. / Chang, Charles B.
Harvard Studies in Korean Linguistics. ed. / Susumu Kuno; Ik-Hwan Lee; John Whitman; Joan Maling; Young-Se Kang; Peter Sells; H.-S. Sohn; Y. Jang. Hanshin Publishing Company, 2008. p. 137–150.

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › RGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication) › peer-review

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