《汉语拼音方案》中辅音(声母)呼读音的感知语音学分析

Vocalic Epenthesis in Chinese Pinyin—a Perceptual Analysis

音系分析可以解释在唇辅音p p^h m f后增加元音u,在舌面音tÇtÇ^hÇ后增加元音i、舌尖前音tsts^h s后增加舌尖前元音■、舌尖后音ts ts^hsz后增加舌尖后元音构成呼读音的情况,但无法解释舌尖音t t^h n l与舌根音k k^h x后增加元音的情况。Keyer&Stevens(2006)提出的感知增强理论(Enhancement Theory)[1]为观察辅音呼读音所增元音提供了一个新的视角。汉语拼音方案辅音呼读音之所以增加元音是为了凸显辅音感知显著性,使辅音音值更清晰、更容易辨认。

In Chinese Pinyin,labials/p p^h m f/are combined with the high back rounded vowel u,coronals/t t^h n l/and velars are with the nonhigh back unrounded vowel As for palatals/tÇtÇ^h,Ç/and apicals/ts,ts^h,s,ts,ts^h,s,z/the high front unrounded vowel/i/is added.An initial consonant is always pronounced in combination with a certain vowel in order to make the consonant to be heard more easily.Why are those vocalic segments chosen?This paper seeks to explain this phenomenon from the perspective of perception enhancement.The vowel chosen to be added is the one which can maximally enhance the perceptual saliency of the consonant.