借用語における促音(<特集>借用語音韻論の諸相)

要旨

This paper surveys phonetic and phonological studies dealing with the question of why Japanese speakers 'hear' a geminated consonant in a certain foreign sound string. Phonetic studies reveal that not only the length but also some other factors might contribute to the perception of a geminated consonant. Phonological studies claim that at stem edge position systematic gemination occurs to preserve coda moraicity of the input string while the occurrence of the one inside the word might be related to the Japanese foot structure. We argue that crucial to the issue is how much the system can predict systematic non-occurrence of the geminated consonants as seen in the word 'dokutaa' (doctor).

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