Relative Temporal Stability in English Speech Rhythm by Korean learners with low and high English Proficiency.

한국인 학습자의 능숙도에 따른 영어 리듬의 시간적 안정성 구현

  • Kim, Hee-Sung (Behavioral Science Research Center, Korea Univ.) ;
  • Jang, Young-Soo (Department of Korean Language and Literature, Korea Univ.) ;
  • Shin, Ji-Young (Department of Korean Language and Literature, Korea Univ.) ;
  • Kim, Kee-Ho (Department of English Language and Literature, Korea Univ.)
  • 김희성 (고려대학교 행동과학 연구소) ;
  • 장영수 (고려대학교 국어국문학과) ;
  • 신지영 (고려대학교 국어국문학과) ;
  • 김기호 (고려대학교 영어영문학과)
  • Published : 2007.05.18

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to observe how Korean learners with low (KL) and high (KH) English proficiency manifest English rhythm with respect to the relative temporal stability or temporal constraint of syllable. In this study, speech cycling task, repeating a short phrase with the series of beeps of same interval, was used to examine temporal distribution of stressed beats.

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