TTLV: The tone system of Kim Thuong Muong: an experimental study of fundamental frequency, duration, and phonation type

MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION

1. Student's full name:Nguyen Thi Minh Chau

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: March 11, 1992

4. Place of birth: Phu Tho Hospital

5. Student recognition decision No. 3215/2014/QD-XHNV-SDH dated December 31, 2014 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU Hanoi.

6. Changes in training process: No

7. Thesis topic name: The tone system of Kim Thuong Muong: an experimental study of fundamental frequency, duration, and phonation type.

8. Major: Linguistics Code: 60.22.02.40

9. Scientific instructor:Dr. Alexis Michaud, MICA International Research Institute (CNRS – Hanoi University of Science and Technology), Vietnam.

10. Summary of thesis results:

This thesis is a case study of the Muong Kim Thuong dialect (Phu Tho, Vietnam) using distributional analysis, a classical method in field linguistics, to arrive at a tonal system consisting of five main tones in loose syllables and two secondary tones in tight syllables in this dialect. This is the target of the experimental phonetic study. The recorded acoustic and glottal waveform data allow for accurate calculation of fundamental frequencies as well as prediction of glottal opening, a reliable parameter providing information about the type of sound production.

11. Practical application:

The study was conducted with the aim of overcoming the challenges associated with quantitative research on glottalization, thereby providing a suggestion on how to model the indices of fundamental frequency, timing and production patterns.

12. Published works related to the thesis: None

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Nguyen Thi Minh Chau 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: March 11, 1992 4. Place of birth: Phu Tho hospital

5. Admission decision number: 3215/2014/QD-XHNV-SĐH on December 31, 2014 by the Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi – Vietnam National University.

6. Changes in academic process: None

7. Official thesis title: The tone system of Kim Thuong Muong: an experimental study of fundamental frequency, duration, and phonation type.

8. Major: Linguistics Code: 60.22.02.40

9. Supervisors: Dr. Alexis Michaud, International Research Institute MICA (CNRS – Hanoi University of Science and Technology – Grenoble INP), Vietnam.

10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

This is a study of the tone system of the Muong dialect of Kim Thuong (province of Phu Tho, Vietnam). Distributional analysis – a classical procedure in linguistic fieldwork - Brings out five tones on smooth syllables, and two tones on stopped syllables. These tones form the topic of an experimental phonetic study. Audio and electroglottographic recordings allow for the measurement of fundamental frequency and for an estimation of the glottal open quotient, a parameter that offers indications on phonation type.

11. Practical applicability, if any:

The study addresses challenges linked to the quantitative study of glottalization, in order to propose a detailed picture of how tones pattern in terms of fundamental frequency, duration, and phonation types.

12. Thesis-related publications: None