Education of Standard Chinese ‘friction' Based on Speech Analysis

Abstract

Based on speech analysis, this study analyzed the pronunciation status of standard Chinese fricative for front-line and prospective Korean Chinese teachers, and examined the fricative education measures proposed by them. The pronunciation and practice reports of front-line or prospective Chinese teachers attending H University’s Graduate School of Education were studied. As a result of the study, first, friction sections of Koreans, including fricative sounds f[f], h[x], x[ɕ], sh[ʂ], s[s], affricative sounds j[tɕ], zh[tʂ], z[ts], aspirated sounds p[ph], t[th], k[kh], q[tɕh], ch[tʂh], and c[tsh], were shorter than that of Chinese. Second, since the correction plan mainly relied on the explanation of the textbook, technical terms and theoretical guidance were the main. Of course, there was also a lively correction plan that said, “Be careful not to completely open the gap between the upper and lower lips too quickly,” but overall, there was a regret that it lacked operability to use it directly in the field. In this study, I also felt the need to melt technical terms related to pronunciation according to the field, and I felt the need for related research to establish an automatic pronunciation evaluation system in the future. And although it has not secured a wide range of research subjects, I think this experiment and its results are worthwhile because all participants in this study are high-quality Chinese speakers and teachers who are currently engaged in Chinese education or will be in charge of Chinese education in the future.