The physiological factors controlling the Japanese speech rhythm produced by learners of Japanese and their application in pronunciation practice

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The characteristic speech rhythm of Japanese produced by speakers of Chinese, Korean and Spanish were analysed in terms of physiological parameters, such as the intraoral pressure and the airflow rate. In this research, the Japanese rhythm is hypothesized to be controlled by rhythm units, not by morae. The result has revealed that the amount of airflow for the rhythm unit 2 varies depending on the types of special mora and the position it occurs in a word. Moreover, it was found that a certain fixed amount of airflow is distributed to each of the rhythm units constituting a word.