Revisiting the merger of mid front vowels in Seoul Korean
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Using read speech data, this study reexamined the vowel merger phenomenon of /ɛ/ into /e/ in Seoul Korean to determine whether the two vowels are realized differently across syllable positions within words (word-initial, word-medial, and word-final). Initially, I investigated potential differences in the production of these two vowels, separately for age group and gender. The findings revealed that male speakers experienced the merger of these vowels one generation later than female speakers. Next, to examine whether the merging process of the vowels varied across syllable positions, we extracted data, particularly from speakers born between the 1960s and 1980s. The two vowels exhibited significant differences in F2 values, indicating backness. This study also utilized LDA models to determine whether the two vowels are accurately classified, separately for gender and syllable position. The classification scores were higher for male speakers than for female speakers, and word-final position exhibited the highest degree of confusion when distinguishing the two vowels. This study unveils one important finding: the merger of /ɛ/ into /e/ is not yet fully completed due to the distinct realizations of F2 observed in different syllable positions.
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Using read speech data, this study reexamined the vowel merger phenomenon of /ɛ/ into /e/ in Seoul Korean to determine whether the two vowels are realized differently across syllable positions within words (word-initial, word-medial, and word-final). Initially, I investigated potential differences in the production of these two vowels, separately for age group and gender. The findings revealed that male speakers experienced the merger of these vowels one generation later than female speakers. Next, to examine whether the merging process of the vowels varied across syllable positions, we extracted data, particularly from speakers born between the 1960s and 1980s. The two vowels exhibited significant differences in F2 values, indicating backness. This study also utilized LDA models to determine whether the two vowels are accurately classified, separately for gender and syllable position. The classification scores were higher for male speakers than for female speakers, and word-final position exhibited the highest degree of confusion when distinguishing the two vowels. This study unveils one important finding: the merger of /ɛ/ into /e/ is not yet fully completed due to the distinct realizations of F2 observed in different syllable positions.
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