The Phonetic Tonal Representation of a Taiwanese Word: a Case Study

台語詞的聲調語音表徵：個案研究

林秉宥(Ping-You Lin)

小稱詞 ； 自主音段架構 ； 過渡調 ； 相互同化 ； 雙向擴散 ； diminutive suffix ； autosegmental framework ； transition tone ； mutual assimilation ； bidirectional spreading

嶺東學報

35期（2014 / 07 / 01）

43 - 71

英文

本文在林（2012b）the transition sound of the Taiwanese suffixation word kim.a ''''gold''''「台語後綴詞『金仔』之過渡音研究」的基礎上，針對其所提出「金仔」過渡音［kim^(ma)a］的結論，進一步分析該詞彙的聲調語音表徵形式。從隨機取樣的十二名語音樣本中，經分析其基本頻率（F0）得知：「金仔」的聲調語音表徵歷經了「相互同化」與「雙向擴散」的規則轉換而衍生出可能的聲調語音形式［335^(55)553］。以下是其語音衍生的過程：首先，「金仔kim^(33)a^(53)」的兩個聲調33與53相互同化，而使得「金」33的尾調值3被後綴53拉高成［335］；同時，「仔」53的首調值5則被詞幹33拉平為［553］。接著，詞幹［335］與詞綴［553］的兩端再經雙向擴散，而填補兩造中間的過渡調空缺。經上述兩個音韻規則運作後，「金仔」的聲調語音形式大致可表示成［335^(55)553］。

This paper is based on the finding of Lin (2012b) "the transition sound of the Taiwanese suffixation word kim.a 'gold'", which states that the phonetic realization of the word kim.a 'gold' is [kim^(ma)a] rather than [kimma], and this present study tries to explore further the phonetic tonal representation of the word. Twelve native speakers were chosen randomly as the participants. The twelve voice samples indicate that the tonal behavior of the word kim.a may undergo two phonological stages; namely, mutual assimilation and bidirectional spreading. In the first stage, the two tones 33 53 of kim^(33)a^(53) are assimilated to each other to a certain degree and surface the form [335] for the stem and [553] for the suffix. In the second stage, a transition tone is produced to occupy a juncture position by means of bidirectional spreading. As a result, it may surface one possible tonal realization of [335^(55)553] rather than the conventional form of [33 53] or [35 53].

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