Analysis on L2 learners' perception errors between geminate and singleton of Japanese consonants using loudness related parameters

Yanlong Zhang; Mee Sonu; Hiroaki Kato; Yoshinori Sagisaka

doi:10.1109/ICSDA.2015.7357889

Analysis on L2 learners' perception errors between geminate and singleton of Japanese consonants using loudness related parameters

Yanlong Zhang, Mee Sonu, Hiroaki Kato, Yoshinori Sagisaka

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Abstract

For better understanding of the identification difficulties in Japanese geminate/singleton consonants for second language (L2) learners, a perceptual factor is newly introduced to supply the insufficiencies of conventional explanations solely using acoustic duration differences. To systematically explain speech-rate related serious errors of geminate/singleton identification in fast/slow speech, loudness related parameters are used to reflect perceptual characteristics on duration. Correlation analyses have shown that these parameters can provide reasonable explanation for error characteristics obtained in the perceptual experiment on Japanese geminate/singleton consonants by Korean learners. A new possibility is suggested to design L2 teaching materials for Japanese geminate/singleton consonants with different phonetic contexts based on expected difficulties resulting from their loudness differences.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2015 International Conference Oriental COCOSDA - Held jointly with 2015 Conference on Asian Spoken Language Research and Evaluation, O-COCOSDA/CASLRE 2015 - Proceedings
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	186-189
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9781467382793
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSDA.2015.7357889
Publication status	Published - 2015 Dec 14
Event	18th Annual International Conference Oriental COCOSDA, O-COCOSDA 2015 - Held jointly with 2015 Conference on Asian Spoken Language Research and Evaluation, CASLRE 2015 - Shanghai, China Duration: 2015 Oct 28 → 2015 Oct 30

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Name	2015 International Conference Oriental COCOSDA - Held jointly with 2015 Conference on Asian Spoken Language Research and Evaluation, O-COCOSDA/CASLRE 2015 - Proceedings

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Other	18th Annual International Conference Oriental COCOSDA, O-COCOSDA 2015 - Held jointly with 2015 Conference on Asian Spoken Language Research and Evaluation, CASLRE 2015
Country/Territory	China
City	Shanghai
Period	15/10/28 → 15/10/30

Keywords

duration perception
geminate consonant
loudness
phoneme identification
second language learning

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Linguistics and Language
Computer Science Applications
Software
Language and Linguistics

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Zhang, Y., Sonu, M., Kato, H., & Sagisaka, Y. (2015). Analysis on L2 learners' perception errors between geminate and singleton of Japanese consonants using loudness related parameters. In 2015 International Conference Oriental COCOSDA - Held jointly with 2015 Conference on Asian Spoken Language Research and Evaluation, O-COCOSDA/CASLRE 2015 - Proceedings (pp. 186-189). [7357889] (2015 International Conference Oriental COCOSDA - Held jointly with 2015 Conference on Asian Spoken Language Research and Evaluation, O-COCOSDA/CASLRE 2015 - Proceedings). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSDA.2015.7357889

Analysis on L2 learners' perception errors between geminate and singleton of Japanese consonants using loudness related parameters. / Zhang, Yanlong; Sonu, Mee; Kato, Hiroaki et al.

2015 International Conference Oriental COCOSDA - Held jointly with 2015 Conference on Asian Spoken Language Research and Evaluation, O-COCOSDA/CASLRE 2015 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. p. 186-189 7357889 (2015 International Conference Oriental COCOSDA - Held jointly with 2015 Conference on Asian Spoken Language Research and Evaluation, O-COCOSDA/CASLRE 2015 - Proceedings).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Zhang, Y, Sonu, M, Kato, H & Sagisaka, Y 2015, Analysis on L2 learners' perception errors between geminate and singleton of Japanese consonants using loudness related parameters. in 2015 International Conference Oriental COCOSDA - Held jointly with 2015 Conference on Asian Spoken Language Research and Evaluation, O-COCOSDA/CASLRE 2015 - Proceedings., 7357889, 2015 International Conference Oriental COCOSDA - Held jointly with 2015 Conference on Asian Spoken Language Research and Evaluation, O-COCOSDA/CASLRE 2015 - Proceedings, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 186-189, 18th Annual International Conference Oriental COCOSDA, O-COCOSDA 2015 - Held jointly with 2015 Conference on Asian Spoken Language Research and Evaluation, CASLRE 2015, Shanghai, China, 15/10/28. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSDA.2015.7357889

Zhang Y, Sonu M, Kato H, Sagisaka Y. Analysis on L2 learners' perception errors between geminate and singleton of Japanese consonants using loudness related parameters. In 2015 International Conference Oriental COCOSDA - Held jointly with 2015 Conference on Asian Spoken Language Research and Evaluation, O-COCOSDA/CASLRE 2015 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2015. p. 186-189. 7357889. (2015 International Conference Oriental COCOSDA - Held jointly with 2015 Conference on Asian Spoken Language Research and Evaluation, O-COCOSDA/CASLRE 2015 - Proceedings). doi: 10.1109/ICSDA.2015.7357889

Zhang, Yanlong ; Sonu, Mee ; Kato, Hiroaki et al. / Analysis on L2 learners' perception errors between geminate and singleton of Japanese consonants using loudness related parameters. 2015 International Conference Oriental COCOSDA - Held jointly with 2015 Conference on Asian Spoken Language Research and Evaluation, O-COCOSDA/CASLRE 2015 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. pp. 186-189 (2015 International Conference Oriental COCOSDA - Held jointly with 2015 Conference on Asian Spoken Language Research and Evaluation, O-COCOSDA/CASLRE 2015 - Proceedings).

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