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SHS Web Conf.
Volume 46, 2018
6e Congrès Mondial de Linguistique Française
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Article Number | 09002 | |
Number of page(s) | 13 | |
Section | Phonétique, phonologie et interfaces | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20184609002 | |
Published online | 09 July 2018 |
L’application de la théorie de « phonologie comme comportement humain » à l’analyse de la distribution phonotactique des consonnes et des voyelles dans les mots monosyllabiques du français standard
Université Ben Gourion du Néguev, P.O. Box 653, 84105 Beer-Sheva, Israël
Dans cet article, nous appliquons la théorie de « phonologie comme comportement humain »à-dire qui consiste à atteindre le maximum de communication avec le minimum d’effort [30]. En d’autres mots, l’analyse va montrer qu’il existe un rapport direct entre l’effort que les locuteurs font pour contrôler les muscles des organes phonateurs, impliqu és dans la production des phonèmes, et la fré quence plus é levée ou plus faible de ces phonèmes dans différentes distributions phonotactiques. D’une part, nous allons montrer quantitativement que les suites de mouvements qui sont plus faciles à articuler et, par consé quent, plus faciles à apprendre à contrôler sont préférées à celles qui exigent une augmentation d’effort et, donc, qui sont plus difficiles à apprendre à contrôler. D’autre part, on augmente un effort pour créer un plus grand nombre de distinctions qui peuvent être clairement perçues dans la communication.
Abstract
The application of the theory of "phonology as human behavior" to the analysis of the phonotactic distribution of consonants and vowels in monosyllabic words of Standard French. In this paper, we apply the theory of “phonology as human behaviory”to the analysis of the phonotactic distribution of consonants and vowels in monosyllabic words of Standard French, that is, of the occurrence of phonemes in certain phonetic environments rather than in others. We will show that the phonotactic distribution can be explained by the principle of mini-max struggle that "represents the synthesis of needs and inertia" [23], that is which consists in reaching the maximum communication with minimal effort [30]. In other words, the analysis will show that there is a direct connection between the effort applied by speakers to control the muscles of the phonatory organs, involved in the production of phonemes, and the higher or lower frequency of these phonemes in different phonotactic distributions. On the one hand, we will show quantitatively that combinations of movements that are easier to articulate and, hence, easier to learn to control are favored over combinations requiring more effort and, thus, being more difficult to learn to control. On the other hand, a greater effort is invested to create more distinctions that can be clearly perceived in communication.
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