This paper has examined the fundamental reasons why Korean students have difficulties in pronouncing Japanese initial stops. Some textbooks say that this is because Korean stops, unlike Japanese stops, have no voicing contrasts. However, what is said by these textbooks is inappropriate to explain why the pronunciation of English stops which have voicing contrasts like Japanese is not a serious problem for Korean students. Through the observation of VOT which is an important feature for distinguishing voicing contrasts with the stops of three languages, this paper has noticed the followings: First, the VOT of Japanese voiced stops showed only negative values in the past, whereas the VOT of English voiced stops can show positive values. Second, when compared with the VOT of English voiceless stops, the VOT of Japanese voiceless stops is relatively short. The VOT of English voiceless stops is closer to Korean aspirated consonants, and the VOT of English voiced stops to Korean lax stops. Thus, there is no big problem, even if Korean aspirated/lax stops are pronounced for English voiceless/voiced stops. However, the VOT of Japanese voiceless stops is short and it is much closer to Korean lax stops and, thus, if Korean students pronounce Korean lax stops for Japanese voiced stops, this sounds as voiceless stops to Japanese native speakers, and the Japanese native speakers' pronunciation of voiceless stops is heard as Korean lax stops to Korean students and recognized as voiced stops to them. The difficulties Korean students have in pronouncing Japanese stops should not be regarded as a consequence of the nonexistence of voicing contrasts but should be explained with the specific aspects of VOT. The presentation of the aspects of VOT will help Korean students' comprehension.
목차
1. 들어가며 2. 무성음과 유성음 3. 일본어와 영어의 파열음 4. 일본어 청탁음 교육 5. 나오며 인용문헌 [Abstract]
키워드
Japanese pronunciationstopSeionDakuonvoiceless soundvoiced sound
국제언어인문학회 [INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR HUMANISTIC STUDIES IN LANGUAGE]
설립연도
2000
분야
인문학>언어학
소개
국제언어인문학회는 '언어를 통한 인문학 연구'의 필요성에 동감하는 여러 전공분야 학자들의 뜻을 담고 있습니다. 언어에 초점을 맞추는 것은, 다양한 전공분야의 참여에서 생겨날 수 있는 '이질적 집합'의 상황을 극복하기 위한 장치입니다. 현재로서는 작은 불씨를 지핀 것에 불과합니다. 그러나 이렇게 일구어진 불꽃이 새로운 학풍의 바람결에 커다란 섬광으로 빛나게 될 날이 올 것을 우리는 확신합니다. 우리의 학회와 학술지는 인문학 불변의 가치와 시대적 사명을 인식하는 국내외의 학자들을 향해 활짝 개방되어 있습니다. 특정 전공의 범위를 넘어서서 철학, 문학, 언어학, 종교, 역사, 문화, 예술 등의 시각에서 언어의 본질을 토론할 기회가 될 것입니다.