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Training Effects on Perception and Production of the Vowel Schwa - A Study of Selected Yoruba Speakers of English

English, German · Paperback / Softback

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The acquisition of English language phonology has been found to be one of the most challenging skills to obtain by non-native English learners. Most L2 speakers are expected to have a foreign accent, especially if they do not begin learning the target language before the cut- off age. This accounts for the rationality behind the thought that L2 learners are prevented from acquiring and producing new sounds with a native-like competence. However, it has also been suggested that it is possible for learners, as they become more conversant with the target language, to improve in their production abilities. This work assessed the performances of some selected Yoruba speakers of English when perceiving and producing the English vowel Schwa. The L2 speakers were influenced by the orthography of the words; therefore they perceived and produced the English 'Schwas' as instances of their native vowels. The study consequently investigated the effects of pronunciation training on their perceptions and productions.

About the author

Folajimi Oyebola lectures at the Department of English, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. His research interests include Corpus linguistics, second language learning, language use in discourse, prosody and conversation. He is currently investigating discourse intonation in the non-native English environments.

Product details

Authors Folajimi Oyebola
Publisher LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
 
Languages English, German
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 09.08.2016
 
EAN 9783659922428
ISBN 978-3-659-92242-8
No. of pages 92
Dimensions 150 mm x 220 mm x 5 mm
Weight 156 g
Subject Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics

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