借用語の音韻構造とアクセント

Prosodic Structure and Accent of Loanwords

The present paper examines on the basis of the data assembled by the author the conclusion by Kenstowicz & Sohn (2001) that the accent of loanwords in the Gyeongsang dialect is determined by their syllabic structure. As a result it is shown that the highest average of the application of the K & S's principle is about 70% as regards three or four syllable words. This average is only achieved when the following two conditions regarding the original word of borrowing are taken into account. There is no correlation between the syllabic structure and accent as regards monosyllabic words, since the accent remains the same even if the syllabic structure is altered by the addition of a particle.　 The present paper thus critically examines the applicability of the two conditions concerning the segmental structure of the original word, the prerequisites of the discussion of K & S (2001), as well as the level of knowledge of the original words in the acquisition of loanwords by the dialect speakers.