An empirical research on the prosodic properties of a word-final moraic consonant in Japanese mimetics

• Project/Area Number: 23520455
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Linguistics
• Research Institution: University of Tsukuba
• Principal Investigator: NASU Akio 筑波大学, 人文社会系, 准教授 (00294174)
• Project Period (FY): 2011 – 2013
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
• Keywords: 音韻論 / 促音 / オノマトペ / アクセント / 最適性理論 / 特殊モーラ / プロソディ / 言語学

Research Abstract

The present research project attempts to shed light on the prosodic properties of a word-final moraic obstruent (word-final suffix /Q/) in Japanese mimetics by means of experimental methods. I conducted two kinds of phonetic experiments in order to elucidate characteristics of the pitch patterns observed both in mimetic words containing the suffix /Q/ and in bare mimetic roots containing no /Q/. The result of the experiments was that these two types of mimetic forms exhibit quite similar pitch patterns. This result is revealing in that these two mimetic forms are substantially equivalent to each other. The word-final suffix /Q/ plays no role in making a lexical distinction between the two types of mimetic forms. This inquiry provides strong support for a theoretical analysis in which the word-final suffix /Q/ serves as an unmarked default that produces the typical mimetic prosody, with an accented foot in word-final position.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] ピッチ動態からみたオノマトペ語末促音の性格 (2014)
  • Author(s): 那須昭夫
  • Journal Title: 文藝言語研究(言語篇) Volume: 65巻 Pages: 1-18
  • NAID: 120005411484
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] ピッチ動態からみたオノマトペ語末促音の性格 (2014)
  • Author(s): 那須昭夫
  • Journal Title: 文藝言語研究（言語篇） Volume: 65 Pages: 1-18
  • NAID: 120005411484
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 無語尾のオノマトペはどう発音されるか -音調型の分析- (2012)
  • Author(s): 那須昭夫
  • Journal Title: 文藝言語研究(言語篇) Volume: 61巻 Pages: 159-176
  • NAID: 40019250590
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 特集 2010年・2011年における日本語学界の展望 音韻(理論・現代) (2012)
  • Author(s): 那須昭夫
  • Journal Title: 日本語の研究 Volume: 8巻3号 Pages: 59-66
• [Journal Article] 2010年・2011年における日本語学界の展望 音韻（理論・現代） (2012)
  • Author(s): 那須昭夫
  • Journal Title: 日本語の研究 Volume: 8 (3) Pages: 59-66
• [Journal Article] 無語尾のオノマトペはどう発音されるか －音調型の分析－ (2012)
  • Author(s): 那須 昭夫
  • Journal Title: 文藝言語研究（言語篇） Volume: 61 Pages: 159-176
  • NAID: 40019250590
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] F0 動態からみたオノマトペ語末促音の性格 (2013)
  • Author(s): 那須昭夫
  • Organizer: 筑波大学日本語日本文学会第36回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 筑波大学 (審査無)
  • Year and Date: 2013-10-05
• [Presentation] F0動態からみたオノマトペ語末促音の性格
  • Author(s): 那須昭夫
  • Organizer: 筑波大学日本語日本文学会第36回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 筑波大学
• [Book] オノマトペ, 音声学基本辞典 (」城生佰太郎・福盛貴弘・斎藤純男(編)) (査読有) (2011)
  • Author(s): 那須昭夫
  • Publisher: 勉誠出版
• [Book] 音韻論, 音声学基本辞典 (城生佰太郎・福盛貴弘・斎藤純男(編)) (査読有) (2011)
  • Author(s): 那須昭夫
  • Publisher: 勉誠出版