An electromyographic study on training to pronounce English consonants unfamilar to Japanese.
An electromyographic study on training to pronounce English consonants unfamilar to Japanese.
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关于训练发音日语不熟悉的英语辅音的肌电图研究。
DOI:
10.11183/jhe1972.5.51
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发表时间:
1976
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通讯作者:
M. Kumamoto
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作者:
S. Koyama;T. Okamoto;M. Yoshizawa;M. Kumamoto
This paper is concerned with the electromyographic analyses of the pronunciation of English consonants as pronounced by a native speaker, a well-trained Japanese, and an untrained Japanese. Six muscles related to movement of the lips and the mandible were tested. The three-paired English words (right--light, she--see, and thank--sank) were selected, as they include consonants that are very difficult for Japanese to pronounce or distinguish correctly when heard. Electromyographic results obtained for the native speaker and the well-trained Japanese indicated light pouting of the lips during the preparatory period for pronouncing [r], raising of the upper lip from the preparatory period in the pronouncing of [sh] and [th], and a downward spreading of the lower lip from the preparatory period in the pronouncing of [l] and [s]. The untrained Japanese subject was given individual and intensive training for several hours with a technique based on electromyographic observation results. Following this, the subject showed improvement in pronouncing the consonants, with the exception of [sh] which the subject had learned to pronounce at a language school. The electromyograms of the subject approached those of the native speaker and the well-trained Japanese.