The present study aims to examine the realization of English reduced vowels by Korean learners. Little seems to be known about the acquisition of reduced vowels by L2 learners in spite of the importance of their correct use in avoiding a foreign accent. Three groups of Korean subjects and native American-English subjects participated in the study, and five types of test materials were created considering phonological position, morphological structure, and English orthography. The frequencies of F1 and F2 were measured and their scatter plots were drawn for the analysis. The findings of the present study are summarized as follows. First, L1 influence was identified in the realization of English reduced vowels by Korean learners. The characteristic of the syllable-timed language of Korean was represented and L1 transfer of the Korean vowel [ ] was shown in the results. Second, English proficiency of Korean learners was reflected in the production of the reduced vowels. Third, the early experience of staying in English-speaking countries helped Korean learners acquire English reduced vowels.
키워드
영어약화모음한국인학습자모국어 영향영어 능숙도English reduced vowelsKorean learners of EnglishL1 influenceEnglish proficiency
한국외국어교육학회 [The Korea Association of Foreign Languages Education]
설립연도
1995
분야
인문학>언어학
소개
본 학회는 외국어 교육 분야 상호간의 연구 성과 교류를 통하여, 외국어 교육의 이론과 실제를 발전시키고, 회원 상호간의 친목을 도모함으로써 외국어 교육 분야간의 학문적 교류를 활성화하는 것을 그 설립 목적으로 한다. 그리고 더 나아가서는 국제 협력 차원에서 다양한 언어 및 문화의 이해를 증진시키는 동시에 언어 정책과 관련하여 국제 관계 개선을 위한 가교 역할을 담당하고자 한다.