ERIC Number: EJ1414403
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 19
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1345-8353
EISSN: EISSN-2671-938X
Korean Learners' Production of English Consonant Clusters with an Onset Liquid
Misun Seo
Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, v25 n2 p1-19 2021
This study examined Korean learners' production of intervocalic English biconsonantal clusters consisting of /p/, /t/, /k/, /m/, /n/, or /[eng] / followed by /l/ or /[voiced alveolar approximant]/. The results of the production experiment showed several factors influencing Korean learners' production. First, Korean learners' production was influenced by their L1 sound inventory. The mispronunciation of a liquid (i.e., /l/ as [[voiced alveolar approximant]] and /[voiced alveolar approximant] / as [l]) was observed and this will be due to the fact that [l] and [[voiced alveolar approximant]] are not contrastive in Korean. Second, L1 phonological rules affecting a post-consonantal onset liquid influenced Korean learners' production of English consonant clusters containing a liquid. The cluster /tl/ was mostly pronounced as [ll] and /nl/ as [ll] or [nn]. In addition, the nasalization of a stop consonant before a liquid was attested. Next, Korean learners' production also exhibited the influence of phonetic similarity between the two members of a cluster by illustrating relatively lower production accuracy for /tl/, /t[voiced alveolar approximant]/, and /nl/ consisting of two alveolar consonants. Finally, familiarity with the test words seemed to be a factor influencing Korean learners' production. Korean learners illustrated relatively lower production accuracy for the words "outlet" and "online" which are frequently used as loanwords in Korea.
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Phonemes, Korean, Native Language, Pronunciation, Phonology, Articulation (Speech), Native Speakers, Cluster Grouping, Foreign Countries, College Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Korea
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