Perception of American English allophonic variant /ɾ/ by Arabic speakers in an EFL context
This study investigates Saudi university students' perception of the allophonic variant /ɾ/ in an English as a foreign language (EFL) context. It attempts to identify the influence of this perception on the students' spoken word recognition and examine the correlation between perception...
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| author | Mustafa, Areej |
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| description | This study investigates Saudi university students' perception of the allophonic variant /ɾ/ in an English as a
foreign language (EFL) context. It attempts to identify the influence of this perception on the students' spoken
word recognition and examine the correlation between perception and production of flapping on the one hand,
and academic achievement on the other. It also seeks to provide solutions to help Arab students improve their
perception of connected speech features. To achieve its objectives, the study carried out experimental tests and
interviews. The results of the study show that the ability to produce the allophonic variant /ɾ/ in one's own
speech has a positive correlation with its perception. In contrast, academic achievement does not significantly
correlate with the perception of the allophone. |
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| spelling | ukm.eprints-139912020-01-23T23:53:51Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13991/ Perception of American English allophonic variant /ɾ/ by Arabic speakers in an EFL context Mustafa, Areej This study investigates Saudi university students' perception of the allophonic variant /ɾ/ in an English as a foreign language (EFL) context. It attempts to identify the influence of this perception on the students' spoken word recognition and examine the correlation between perception and production of flapping on the one hand, and academic achievement on the other. It also seeks to provide solutions to help Arab students improve their perception of connected speech features. To achieve its objectives, the study carried out experimental tests and interviews. The results of the study show that the ability to produce the allophonic variant /ɾ/ in one's own speech has a positive correlation with its perception. In contrast, academic achievement does not significantly correlate with the perception of the allophone. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13991/1/30536-104152-1-PB.pdf Mustafa, Areej (2019) Perception of American English allophonic variant /ɾ/ by Arabic speakers in an EFL context. 3L; Language,Linguistics and Literature,The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies., 25 (2). pp. 127-142. ISSN 0128-5157 http://ejournals.ukm.my/3l/issue/view/1196 |
| spellingShingle | Mustafa, Areej Perception of American English allophonic variant /ɾ/ by Arabic speakers in an EFL context |
| title | Perception of American English allophonic variant /ɾ/ by
Arabic speakers in an EFL context |
| title_full | Perception of American English allophonic variant /ɾ/ by
Arabic speakers in an EFL context |
| title_fullStr | Perception of American English allophonic variant /ɾ/ by
Arabic speakers in an EFL context |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perception of American English allophonic variant /ɾ/ by
Arabic speakers in an EFL context |
| title_short | Perception of American English allophonic variant /ɾ/ by
Arabic speakers in an EFL context |
| title_sort | perception of american english allophonic variant r by arabic speakers in an efl context |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13991/1/30536-104152-1-PB.pdf |
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