Variations in Sound Production by Ehugbo Second language Learners
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science - Year 2018, Vol 23, Issue 5
Abstract
This study probed into variations in the production of dental fricatives and post alveolar affricates by second learners(L2) of English language. The study examined if the learners could produce the dental fricatives [θ], [ð] and post alveolar affricates [tʃ], [dʒ] because the sounds do not exist in their first language(L1) while [dʒ] and the voiced post alveolar fricatives [ʒ] are allophones in their L1 in congruence with the Contrastive Analysis Hypothesis. The data were collected from six government owned schools in Ebonyi State of Nigeria. The findings of the study showed that some of the learners substituted the voiceless dental fricatives [θ] with the voiceless alveolar plosive[t] and substituted the voiced dental fricative [ð] with the voiced alveolar plosive [d]. Furthermore, they substituted the voiceless post alveolar affricate[tʃ] with the voiced post alveolar fricative[ʃ] in production, in the beginning and middle positions while some substituted [θ] with [k],some substituted [θ] with [f] at the final positions and used [dʒ] and [ʒ] interchangeably. The result of the study seem to support the Contrastive Analysis Hypothesis which states that second language learners transfer the features of their first language to the target language. The findings gave insight into the diversities in language use and proffer suggestions to English language teachers handling students from such backgrounds to enhance pronunciation teaching/learning since wrong pronunciation can hinder meaning. The study also suggests that computer or visual aid should be employed in Language teaching classrooms for better learning and teaching.
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Henrietta Nkechinyere Aja
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