Analyzing the Pattern of L1 Sounds on L2 Sounds Produced by Javanese Students of Stkip PGRI Jombang

The studyconcerns on an analysis on the tendency of first language (L1) sound patterning on second language (L2) sounds done by Javanese students.Focusing on the consonant sounds, the data were collected by recording students’ pronunciationof English words during the pronunciation test. The data the...

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Main Author: Daning Hentasmaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Language Center of Islamic Institute of Uluwiyah, Mojokerto 2015-07-01
Series:Indonesian EFL Journal: Journal of ELT, Linguistics, and Literature
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Online Access:http://ejournal.kopertais4.or.id/mataraman/index.php/efi/article/view/190
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Summary:The studyconcerns on an analysis on the tendency of first language (L1) sound patterning on second language (L2) sounds done by Javanese students.Focusing on the consonant sounds, the data were collected by recording students’ pronunciationof English words during the pronunciation test. The data then analysed through three activities: data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing/ verification. Theresult showedthatthe patterning of L1 sounds happened on L2 sounds especially on eleven consonant sounds: the fricatives [v, θ, ð, ʃ, ʒ], the voiceless stops [p, t, k], and the voiced stops [b, d, g].Thosepatterning case emergedmostlyduetothe difference in the existence of consonant sounds and rules of consonant distribution. Besides, one of the cases was caused by the difference in consonant clusters between L1 and L2
ISSN:2460-0938
2460-2604