Segmentation of the Accentual Phrase in Seoul Korean

Non-adjacent segmental effects in tonal realization of accentual phrase in seoul Korean

This paper investigates the degree to which an onset consonant of an accentual phrase affects the f0 of the following syllables within the phrase in Seoul Korean. Korean tense or aspirated onset consonants raise f0 values of the following adjacent vowel, and when they are positioned on the first syllable onset of an accentual phrase, they continuously raise f0 values of the following non-adjace...

The Necessity for an Intermediate Phrase in Korean Intonational Phonology

It has been claimed that there are only two prosodic levels – accentual phrase and intonational phrase – in Seoul Korean. This paper demonstrates the necessity for one more phrase level – an intermediate phrase. It is shown that the intermediate phrase is a domain of F0 range reset, and the intermediate phrase level can be distinguished from the accentual phrase and the intonational phrase by i...

Intonation and Prosody of the Declarative Sentence Type in Seoul Korean

It has been claimed that the declarative sentence type in Seoul Korean mostly has a falling terminal pitch/F0 contour. Further, it has been claimed that imperative and propositive sentence types also have a falling terminal pitch/F0 contour, thus when declarative has the same morphosyntactic structure with imperative and propositive sentence types, the three sentence types can be distinguished ...

Prosodic accommodation as a driver of sound change: accommodation in Seoul Korean Accentual Phrase

Prosodic accommodation in Seoul Korean Accentual Phrases

The goal of this study is to examine prosodic accommodation, specifically to test accommodation of prosodic boundaries with native speakers of Seoul Korean. Sixteen native speakers of Seoul Korean participated in a sentence completion task where they were asked to complete a target sentence after reading (in the baseline condition) or listening to (in the test condition) a context sentence. In ...