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A comprehensive study on English syllables

Research Project

Project/Area Number 25370567
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field English linguistics
Research InstitutionKindai University (2014-2016)
Hiroshima Jogakuin University (2013)

Principal Investigator

YAMAMOTO Takeshi  近畿大学, 理工学部, 准教授 (40412291)

Project Period (FY) 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,510,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥810,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Keywords音節構造とスロットの数 / 強勢音節と無強勢音節 / 無強勢音節における末尾子音の数 / 外来語等の音素配列 / 硬口蓋歯茎阻害音 / クラスター分析 / 硬口蓋化 / 音節構造 / 形態構造 / 口蓋化 / 子音の重さ / ソノリティー / 子音連続 / 後部歯茎阻害音 / 音節 / 一般米語 / 無強勢音節 / 音節核 / モーラ数 / 音素配列 / 音節モデル
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study explains the characteristics of the four palato-alveolar obstruents in English (as in "chip", "jet", "ship", and "measure") by hypothesizing that they behave as /tj, dj, sj, zj/. This leads us to assume that each of the onset, nucleus, and coda of stressed syllables has three slots, accounting for the phonotactics of such words as "ask" and "grasp" in Received Pronunciation and "Minsk" of foreign origin.
The study also considers why exceptions are found such as "damask" and "monarch" to the general rule that English unstressed syllables allow only one coda consonant except for those considered extrasyllabic. It is concluded that the exceptions are all disyllabic nouns and that the destressing of final syllables brings initial stress.

Report

(5 results)
  • 2016 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • 2014 Research-status Report
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All 2017 2016 2015

All Presentation (2 results) (of which Invited: 1 results) Book (2 results)

  • [Presentation] 形容詞の比較級の語形について2016

    • Author(s)
      山本武史
    • Organizer
      JACET(大学英語教育学会)学習英文法研究会
    • Place of Presentation
      近畿大学東大阪キャンパス
    • Year and Date
      2016-02-27
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 英語の後部歯茎阻害音と音節構造2015

    • Author(s)
      山本武史
    • Organizer
      東京音韻論研究会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京大学駒場キャンパス
    • Year and Date
      2015-07-18
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Book] 音韻研究の新展開―窪薗晴夫教授還暦記念論文集2017

    • Author(s)
      田中真一他(編)
    • Publisher
      開拓社
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] 現代音韻論の動向―日本音韻論学会20周年記念論文集2016

    • Author(s)
      日本音韻論学会(編)
    • Publisher
      開拓社
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2014-07-25   Modified: 2020-01-20  

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