2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A Preliminary investigation of voicing in stop consonants
| Project/Area Number |
23652099
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Japanese linguistics
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| Research Institution | Osaka University |
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Principal Investigator |
IWAI Yasuo 大阪大学, 日本語日本文化教育センター, 教授 (30273741)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | VOT / 破裂音の有声性 / 日本語音声教育 |
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| Research Abstract |
The aim of this preliminary investigation is to clarify the voicing contrast of stop consonants, by using learners' perception. The result of experiments shows that the learners perceive the voicing contrast of Japanese stops in many ways. This displays not only VOT, but also other characteristics of stops have some effect on perception of learners.
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