Frequency of use and sonority sequencing in first- and second-language consonant cluster perception: facilitation is language-specific [PDF]
IntroductionExpectations derived from knowledge about the likelihood of different phoneme sequences are an effective cognitive mechanism to make the listening process more efficient. In addition to language-specific distributions, universal principles of
Sophia Wulfert +5 more
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Web-based pronunciation training and learning consonant clusters among EFL learners
Arab learners of English often face challenges when it comes to correctly pronouncing English consonant clusters. To address these difficulties, technology-driven methods can be employed to enhance the acquisition of proper English consonant cluster ...
Hassan Saleh Mahdi +2 more
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Syllabification of Standard Lithuanian in terms of the sonority theory
The article discusses the research which aims to ascertain whether the sonority of sounds could be used to determine boundaries of syllables in consonant clusters and if this principle is commonly employed by a sample of language users.
Asta Kazlauskienė
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English Native Speakers’ Pronunciation of Selected Polish Consonant Clusters [PDF]
The present paper is concerned with articulation of selected Polish consonant clusters by native speakers of English and is situated within the scope of Polish phonetics.
Alicja Derych
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CONSONANT CLUSTERS IN INDONESIAN LOANWORDS
This paper investigates two types of loanwords in Indonesian from a list published by NUSA in 1997 and the online version of Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI, 2019): those of Sanskrit origin, and of European origins.
Ekarina Ekarina
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Limits on gestural reorganization following vowel deletion: The case of Tokyo Japanese
The coordination of gestures in consonant clusters differs across languages and hence must be a learned aspect of linguistic knowledge. Precisely pinning down the coordination relation used in a particular language, or for a particular consonant cluster ...
Jason Shaw, Shigeto Kawahara
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Variation in stem-final consonant clusters in Korean nominal inflection
This study investigates how Korean stem-final consonant clusters /ps/, /ks/, /lp/, /lk/, /ls/, and /lm/ exhibit variation, when a vowel-initial inflectional suffix is attached to noun stems.
Ji Yea Kim
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An Analysis of Batu Bara Malay Students’ Pronunciation in English Consonant Cluster and Word Stress
Pronunciation has many great important roles in one speaking performance. The inappropriate pronounced words cause the negative impact of misunderstanding.
Dwi Handayani Silitonga +2 more
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English and Portuguese consonant clusters: contrasts and challenges [PDF]
Consonant clusters occur both in Portuguese and English. However, clusters are more productive in English than in Portuguese and there are sequences which are only found in English.This study focuses on the contrasts between American English and ...
Sandra Madureira
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This research aims to examine Sundanese students' proficiency and errors in performing final consonant clusters in English. The research used a qualitative approach. The participants in this research were 40 college students.
Yusup Irawan +2 more
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