Title	Author	page
Research Articles
Four-pattern accent system in the Gyeongsang Dialect of Korea	Jaehyun SON	5
Context of Oppositions for an Estimation of Phonemic Function Load	Mafuyu KITAHARA	15
The Accent System of the Miryang Dialect of Korean	YoungSuk KANG	24
Accent Reduction and Restrictive Modification in Tokyo Japanese	Shiro KORI	34
Research Notes
Factors that Affect Global Perceived Speaking Rate of Spontaneous Speech	Takayuki KAGOMIYA, Kenji YAMASUMI, Yohichi MAKI and Kikuo MAEKAWA	54
Review
Osamu FUJIMURA, Onsei Kagaku Genron, Iwanami 2007	Mafuyu KITAHARA	63

Title	Author	page
Research Articles
The Effect of Segmental Structure on F0 Patterns of Words in Tokyo Japanese	Irina A. Shport and Susan G.Guion	5
The Effectiveness of Self-monitoring on Japanese Accent Learning: An Analysis of Questionnaire to Thai L1 Learners of Japanese	Yupaka Siriphonphaiboon	17
Research Notes
Toward Determining Discreteness in Downtrends of Japanese and Korean: An Approach from a Categorical Perception Experiment	Akira Utsugi, Yoonshil Jeon and Heesung Kim	30

Title	Author	page
Feature Articles: Disordered Speech and Normal Utterance
Preface	Akira UJIHIRA	1
Phonological Theory and Disordered Speech	Isao UEDA	3
Comparing Language Production Models: Evidence from Japanese Speech Errors	Yasushi TERAO	17
Foreign Accent in Japanese and Brazilian Portuguese: Perceptual Evaluation of Modified and Unmodified Speech	Masahiko KOMATSU	28
Disfluency in the Process of Acquisition of the Second Language -Focusing on Dominant Phonological Units-	Akira UJIHIRA	41
The Acoustic Cue of the Perception of Devoiced Vowels after /p/	Natsuya YOSHIDA	52
Research Articles
Prosodic Patterns and Interpersonal Relationships in the Italian Greeting Buongiorno	Shiyo SAKAKIBARA	59
On Intraoral Air Pressure and Air Flow Rate of the Japanese Dental Plosives /t,d/ Spoken by Korean Learners	Tanomu KASHIMA and Shingo HASHIMOTO	76
Research Notes
Norm Consciousness of the Syllabic Nasal Duration of Native Japanese Speakers: Tokyo Metropolitan and Kinki Dialect Speakers	Tomoko YAMAGHISHI	87
Review
Hakutaro Jōo, Zikken Onseigaku Nyûmon, Sun Edicational 2008	Natsuya YOSHIDA	98
Hakutaro Jōo, Ippan Onseigaku Kougi, Bensei 2008	Seiya FUNATSU	100