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Peer reviewedBrown, Adam – ELT Journal, 1995
This article argues that minimal pairs do not merit as much attention as they receive in pronunciation instruction. There are other aspects of pronunciation that are of greater importance, and there are other ways of teaching vowel and consonant pronunciation. (13 references) (VWL)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Context Effect, Distinctive Features (Language), English (Second Language)
