Pronunciation of Sonorant Clusters in English for Korean Speakers - A Constraint-based Approach

• 영문명: Pronunciation of Sonorant Clusters in English for Korean Speakers
• 발행기관: 한국영어어문교육학회
• 저자명: Chin-Wan Chung
• 간행물 정보: 『영어어문교육』영어어문교육 제13권 제3호, 23~40쪽, 전체 18쪽
• 주제분류: 어문학 > 영어와문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2007.09.30

영문 초록

  This paper discusses why Korean speakers have problems in pronouncing some medial sonorant clusters in English. We argue that the main reasons lie in the sonority sequence requirement difference between the two languages. English does not have any specific sonority sequence preference between the medial sonorant sequences while Korean has a strict requirement between the two sonorants over a syllable boundary. This sonority sequence requirement difference between the two languages acts as an interference for Korean speakers in learning English pronunciation. This barrier for Korean speakers in acquiring correct pronunciation is implemented in a constraint ranking difference in the Optimality Theory, which is not familiar for Korean speakers. Understanding the details of sonorant production mechanisms along with the different constraint ranking will facilitate the learning process of Korean speakers learning English.

목차

Ⅰ. INTRODUCTION
Ⅱ. PHONOLOGICAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ENGLISH AND KOREAN
Ⅲ. DATA
Ⅳ. PROPOSAL
Ⅴ. ANALYSIS
Ⅵ. CONCLUSION
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키워드

English pronunciation constraints clusters optimality ranking