A corpus-based analysis of Korean segments produced by Chinese learners

Yang SH, Ryu H, Chung M (2016)

Publication Type: Conference contribution

Publication year: 2016

Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.

Pages Range: 583-586

Conference Proceedings Title: 2015 Asia-Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association Annual Summit and Conference, APSIPA ASC 2015

Event location: Hong Kong HK

ISBN: 9789881476807

DOI: 10.1109/APSIPA.2015.7415336

Abstract

The increasing demand for learning Korean as a foreign language yields a strong need for a CAPT system that is able to provide automatic tutoring. However, there is limited research on Korean pronunciation produced by non-natives. As a preliminary research towards developing a CAPT system for Chinese learners of Korean, we survey key findings of previous studies. And then, based on corpus analysis, we provide improved descriptions of segmental variation patterns of Korean produced by Chinese learners. The most salient variation is substitutions of liquid sounds: 33.0% of flap sounds were realized as lateral, and 35.0% of lateral sounds were realized as 3 major variation patterns. By quantifying all the variation patterns with statistical data, we resolve disagreements between previous studies, indicate new findings, which are important resources for developing a CAPT system, and lay the groundwork for Korean language learning for various L1 backgrounds.

Authors with CRIS profile

Seung Hee Yang

Involved external institutions

Seoul National University (SNU) / 서울대학교 KR Korea, Republic of (KR)

How to cite

APA:

Yang, S.H., Ryu, H., & Chung, M. (2016). A corpus-based analysis of Korean segments produced by Chinese learners. In 2015 Asia-Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association Annual Summit and Conference, APSIPA ASC 2015 (pp. 583-586). Hong Kong, HK: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..

MLA:

Yang, Seung Hee, Hyuksu Ryu, and Minhwa Chung. "A corpus-based analysis of Korean segments produced by Chinese learners." Proceedings of the 2015 Asia-Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association Annual Summit and Conference, APSIPA ASC 2015, Hong Kong Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016. 583-586.

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