Aspects of vowels by ages in Seoul dialect

Jang, Hyejin; 남호성,; Shin, Ji-young

doi:10.17959/sppm.2015.21.2.341

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“…Modern South Korean has 7-8 monophthongs /i, e, (ɛ), a, ʌ, o, ɨ, u/ (Jang et al 2015;Kang 2014;Kwak 2003;Lee 2000;Ramsey 2011 Yang 1996) 2 . Due to recent merger of the mid-front vowels /e/ and /ɛ/, which is most likely caused by the raising of /ɛ/, many Koreans no longer distinguish these vowels (Baker and Trofimovich 2005;Kang 2014;Kwak 2003;Jang et al 2015;Lee and Ramsey 2011;Yang 1996).…”

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“…Due to recent merger of the mid-front vowels /e/ and /ɛ/, which is most likely caused by the raising of /ɛ/, many Koreans no longer distinguish these vowels (Baker and Trofimovich 2005;Kang 2014;Kwak 2003;Jang et al 2015;Lee and Ramsey 2011;Yang 1996). Studies examining Korean vowel change in apparent time (Jang et al 2015;Kang 2014) have shown that the Korean /e/ and /ɛ/ are produced with overlapping F1 and F2 values across ages, except for some older speakers 3 who produced them distinctly, supporting that young-generation Koreans have a seven-vowel system with one mid-front vowel /e/ (Kwak 2003). In some cases, front rounded vowels /y/ and /ø/ may be additionally observed in the speech of older generation speakers, but in modern South Korean these sounds are mostly replaced by the diphthongs [we] and [wi], respectively (Ahn and Iverson 2007;Kwak 2003;Jang et al 2015).…”

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“…/, especially in the Seoul dialect, is undergoing change in progress in which younger-generation Koreans produce this vowel more fronted than older-generation Koreans (Jang et al 2015;Kang 2014;Kang and Kong 2016;Lee et al 2017) 5 . Thus, the overlap between the Korean / as well as additional changes involving /ɪ/-backing, non-postcoronal /u/-fronting, lowering and /i/, and raising of /ɑ/ and /ʌ/.…”

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“…cases, front rounded vowels /y/ and /ø/ may be additionally observed in the speech of older on speakers, but in modern South Korean these sounds are mostly replaced by the diphthongs [we] ], respectively (Ahn and Iverson 2007;Kwak 2003;Jang et al 2015). 014) specified these speakers as male speakers born before 1962 (i.e., birth-year-based), while in Jang 15), these speakers were male and female speakers in their 60s (i.e., age-based).…”

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“…In some cases, front rounded vowels /y/ and /ø/ may be additionally observed in the speech of older generation speakers, but in modern South Korean these sounds are mostly replaced by the diphthongs [we] and [wi], respectively (Ahn and Iverson 2007;Kwak 2003;Jang et al 2015).…”

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(Divergent) Participation in the California Vowel Shift by Korean Americans in Southern California

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2020

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This study investigates the participation in the California Vowel Shift by Korean Americans in Los Angeles. Five groups of subjects participated in a picture narrative task: first-, 1.5-, and second-generation Korean Americans, Anglo-Californians, and (non-immigrant) Korean late learners of English. Results showed a clear distinction between early vs. late bilinguals; while the first-generation Korean Americans and the late learners showed apparent signs of Korean influence, the 1.5- and the second-generation Korean Americans participated in most patterns of the California Vowel Shift. However, divergence from the Anglo-Californians was observed in early bilinguals’ speech. Similar to the late bilinguals, the 1.5-generation speakers did not systematically distinguish prenasal and non-prenasal /æ/. The second-generation speakers demonstrated a split-/æ/ system, but it was less pronounced than for the Anglo-Californians. These findings suggest that age of arrival has a strong effect on immigrant minority speakers’ participation in local sound change. In the case of the second-generation Korean Americans, certain patterns of the California Vowel Shift were even more pronounced than for the Anglo-Californians (i.e., /ɪ/-lowering, /ɑ/-/ɔ/ merger, /ʊ/- and /ʌ/-fronting). Moreover, the entire vowel space of the second-generation Korean Americans, especially female speakers, was more fronted than that of the Anglo-Californians. These findings suggest that second-generation Korean Americans may be in a more advanced stage of the California Vowel Shift than Anglo-Californians or the California Vowel Shift is on a different trajectory for these speakers. Possible explanations in relation to second-generation Korean Americans’ intersecting gender, ethnic, and racial identities, and suggestions for future research are discussed.

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(Divergent) Participation in the California Vowel Shift by Korean Americans in Southern California

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Static and dynamic spectral properties of the monophthong vowels in Seoul Korean: Implication on sound change

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Kong²

2016

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Acoustic parameters that differentiate /o/ from /u/ in Seoul Korean

Byun¹

2018

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Earlier studies reported that the /o/ and /u/ phonemes of Seoul Korean were currently merging in the F1/F2 space. However, studies on perception tests have shown that rates of correctness were high, even in cases where the two vowels overlapped. This study explores whether there is another acoustic parameter that differentiates /o/ from /u/, besides the F1/F2 contrast. Seventy-five native speakers of Seoul Korean, born between 1953 and 1999, participated in a production test. The data collected were analyzed in terms of F1 and F2, H1-H2, and F0. The result shows that the /o/ and /u/ of female speakers almost overlap in the F1/F2 space for all ages, while H1-H2 values are significantly different between the two vowels regardless of age. On the other hand, the /o/ and /u/ of male speakers are largely well separated in the F1/F2 space, while the H1-H2 values between the two vowels are very close at all ages. F0 effect is relatively small for both male and female speakers, even though there is a statistically significant difference. The result of this study provides evidence that female speakers use phonation differences to distinguish /o/ from /u/, and that the F1/F2 contrast has been replaced by H1-H2 values.

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Aspects of vowels by ages in Seoul dialect

Cited by 11 publications

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(Divergent) Participation in the California Vowel Shift by Korean Americans in Southern California

(Divergent) Participation in the California Vowel Shift by Korean Americans in Southern California

Static and dynamic spectral properties of the monophthong vowels in Seoul Korean: Implication on sound change

Acoustic parameters that differentiate /o/ from /u/ in Seoul Korean

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