말소리와 음성과학 (Phonetics and Speech Sciences)

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  • Pages.13-21
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  • 2025
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  • 2005-8063(pISSN)
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  • 2586-5854(eISSN)
한국음성학회 (Korean Society of Speech Sciences)
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발화 간 침묵 시간과 화행 유형이 한국 청년 청자의 긍정 및 부정 판단에 미치는 영향

Effect of inter-turn silence duration and speech act type on valence judgments among Korean young adults

  • 이소윤 (이화여자대학교 언어병리학과) ;
  • 강가연 (이화여자대학교 언어병리학과) ;
  • 김서영 (이화여자대학교 언어병리학과) ;
  • 최지현 (이화여자대학교 언어병리학과) ;
  • 이영미 (이화여자대학교 언어병리학과)
  • Soyoon Lee (Department of Communication Disorders, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Gayeon Kang (Department of Communication Disorders, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Seoyoung Kim (Department of Communication Disorders, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Jihyeon Choe (Department of Communication Disorders, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Youngmee Lee (Department of Communication Disorders, Ewha Womans University)
  • 투고 : 2025.01.30
  • 심사 : 2025.03.12
  • 발행 : 2025.03.31
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초록

본 연구는 고맥락 언어 환경인 한국어 대화에서 발화자와 수신자 간의 침묵 시간(600 ms, 1,200 ms, 1,800 ms)과 화행 유형(요청, 평가)이 한국 청년 청자의 긍정-부정 판단에 미치는 영향에 대해 살펴보고자 하였다. 20-30대 한국 청년층 101명이 가상의 전화 통화 과제에 청자로 참여하였으며, 청년층이 익숙하게 접할 수 있는 요청과 평가 상황을 듣고 수신자의 동의 정도를 평가하도록 하였다. 그 결과, 발화자와 수신자 간의 침묵 시간이 길어질수록 청자의 긍정적인 평가는 전반적으로 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 요청 상황에서는 짧은 침묵이 긍정적으로 해석되어 협력할 의지가 있는 것으로 간주된 반면, 긴 침묵은 의심과 불편함을 유발하였다. 마찬가지로 평가 상황에서는 짧은 침묵이 긍정적인 판단을 증가시켰고, 긴 침묵은 발화자와 전달된 정보의 신뢰성을 저하시켰다. 본 연구 결과는 침묵이 단순히 대화의 공백이 아니라 의사소통 과정에서 중요한 비언어적 단서로 기능하며, 침묵의 적절한 길이가 대화의 맥락에 따라 다르게 평가될 수 있음을 시사한다.

This study investigates how inter-turn silence duration and speech act type influence Korean young adult listener's valence judgments of the speakers in a high-context language. Specifically, it examines how varying silence durations (600, 1,200, 1,800 ms) influence listener's assessment of emotion and agreement in two speech act types: requests and evaluations. A total of 101 young adults in their 20 s and 30 s participated in a simulated telephonic conversation task. The results revealed that longer silences generally led to decreased positive evaluations, with notable variations depending on the speech act type. In request scenario conversations, shorter silences were interpreted positively, suggesting a willingness to cooperate, whereas longer silences evoked feelings of suspicion and discomfort. Similarly, in evaluative scenario conversations, shorter silences enhanced positive judgments, whereas longer silences undermined the credibility of the speaker and the information conveyed. These findings highlight the fact that silence serves as a critical non-verbal cue that influences communication effectiveness, with its optimal duration varying based on the conversational context.

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