TY - JOUR
T1 - Use of complex phonological patterns in speech processing
T2 - Evidence from Korean
AU - Warner, Natasha
AU - Kim, Jeesun
AU - Davis, Chris
AU - Cutler, Anne
PY - 2005/7
Y1 - 2005/7
N2 - Korean has a very complex phonology, with many interacting alternations. In a coronal/i/ sequence, depending on the type of phonological boundary present, alternations such as palatalization, nasal insertion, nasal assimilation, coda neutralization, and intervocalic voicing can apply. This paper investigates how the phonological patterns of Korean affect processing of morphemes and words. Past research on languages such as English, German, Dutch, and Finnish has shown that listeners exploit syllable structure constraints in processing speech and segmenting it into words. The current study shows that in parsing speech, listeners also use much more complex patterns that relate the surface phonological string to various boundaries.
AB - Korean has a very complex phonology, with many interacting alternations. In a coronal/i/ sequence, depending on the type of phonological boundary present, alternations such as palatalization, nasal insertion, nasal assimilation, coda neutralization, and intervocalic voicing can apply. This paper investigates how the phonological patterns of Korean affect processing of morphemes and words. Past research on languages such as English, German, Dutch, and Finnish has shown that listeners exploit syllable structure constraints in processing speech and segmenting it into words. The current study shows that in parsing speech, listeners also use much more complex patterns that relate the surface phonological string to various boundaries.
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U2 - 10.1017/S0022226705003294
DO - 10.1017/S0022226705003294
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:25644461119
SN - 0022-2267
VL - 41
SP - 353
EP - 387
JO - Journal of Linguistics
JF - Journal of Linguistics
IS - 2
ER -