汉语直接抱怨语的句调分析

An Analysis of Chinese Direct Complaints'Intonation

基于实验语音学,选取情感类节目《金牌调解》为会话语料来源,使用Praat软件从句类的视角对63句语料进行句调分析,探究汉语直接抱怨语的句调特征及其句调走向与抱怨程度之间的潜在相关性。研究发现:汉语直接抱怨语具有句首高音高起始、句末伴随降调的韵律特征;以是非问句形式呈现的抱怨语句末句调发生变异,多伴随降调;抱怨程度对汉语直接抱怨语的句调走向无显著影响;以陈述句形式呈现的低于指责水平类抱怨语句末伴随降调,但降幅小于其他类别的抱怨语。

Based onexperimental phonetics,the present paper deals with the features of Chinese direct complaints'intonation and the correlation between its intonation trend and complaining severity,by analyzing 63 sentences of different types from TV program Gold Medal Mediation with Praat.It is found that Chinese direct complaints start with sustained high pitch and end with a falling tone;the complaints uttered in the form of yes/no questions tend to end with a falling tone rather than a rising one;the severity of complaints has little influence on complainers'intonation trend;the complaints uttered in declarative sentences with severity below the level of reproach tend to end with a low falling tone,with the fall less than those of other complaints.