The Traditional Temporal Approach and the Rhythm Metrics Approach of Thai Speech Rhythm Produced by Native Pattani Malay Speakers
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This research is aimed to compare Thai speech rhythm produced by native Pattani Malay speakers with different proficiency levels in spoken Thai by using the traditional temporal approach and the rhythm metrics approach including 3 language typological classification models of Ramus et al. (1999), Grabe & Low (2002) and Dellwo et al. (2007). The speakers were native Pattani Malay speakers divided into 2 groups: superior proficiency level group
and intermediate proficiency level group in spoken Thai. There were 5 speakers in each group. All speakers were female aged between 18-21 years old. The data was collected from the continuous speech with moderate tempo from each speaker, not less than 30 seconds per 1 speaker.
The findings showed that Thai speech rhythm produced by both groups of native Pattani Malay speakers analyzed by using the traditional temporal approach tended to be syllable-timed rhythm. However, it was found that the average duration of unstressed syllables was significantly different from stressed syllables. In parts of the rhythm metrics approach, all of the three language typological classification models unclearly reflected the type of Thai
speech rhythm.
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