Suffixes can surface or can be suppressed depending on context in Korean. Shin (1982) argues that the case marker-marked phrases deliver new information, while the case marker-suppressed phrases given information. The tonal pattern of the Accentual Phrase in Korean, LHLH, is not specific to morphological constituents within the phrase but is a property of the phrase (Jun 1993). Given that prosody often distinguishes pragmatic meanings, this study aims to find the phonetic characteristics of the suffix-suppressed Accentual Phrase through a phonetic experiment. The results indicate that the case marker-marked and -suppressed phrases are realized differently with respect to the degree of AP-final rising and AP-final tone realization. Different phonetic realizations reflect that the suffix-suppressed AP functions differently from the suffix-marked AP in discourse.
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