﻿The pronunciation of English by speakers from China

Deterding, David

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“…The assimilation of English /θ/ in the back vowel context that was different from the other two vowel contexts might be because the back vowel is produced with lip rounding and the tongue is back which might change the production of English /θ/ into slightly more backward and this articulatory feature is important cue for L2 Thai learners resulting in the selection of English /θ/ as Thai /s/ instead of Thai /f/ as in the other two vowel contexts. The classification of English /θ/ as Thai /f/ in the high and low vowel contexts is not surprising as shown in many studies on the learning of L2 English /θ/ that it is produced as /f/, such as in the L2 production of this sound by Chinese speakers (Deterding, 2006). Similarly the classification of English /θ/ as Thai /s/ in the low vowel context is not surprising either as shown in the production of English /θ/ by L2 learners of other linguistic backgrounds, such as German and European-French learners of English that often produce /s/ for English /θ/ (Hanulikova & Weber, 2010).…”

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The Effects of L2 Experience and Vowel Context on the Perceptual Assimilation of English Fricatives by L2 Thai Learners

Kitikanan¹

2017

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The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of vowel context and language experience in the perceived similarity between L2 English fricatives and Thai sounds. The target English sounds being investigated were the sounds /v, f, w, θ, tʰ, s, ð, d, z, ʃ, t͡ ʃ/. These sounds were elicited from four native English speakers in words in onset position and followed by three vowel contexts: high, low and back. Subjects were 54 Thai students divided into two groups: English-major and non-English-major. These Thai learners were asked to identify the sounds they heard with the Thai sounds that were closest in their perception. The findings showed that 1) all shared sounds were matched with the same L1 categories, suggesting that the existence of L2 sounds in the L1 sound system supports the perception; 2) most non-shared sounds, except English /θ/ were matched to Thai sounds that were suggested in previous literature; 3) the perceived similarity of English /θ/ and the L1 Thai sounds showed the effect of the vowel context in that this sound was mostly matched with Thai /f/ in the high and low vowel contexts whereas in the back vowel context, it was matched with Thai /s/; 4) the perceived similarities of both shared and non-shared sounds were affected by vowel context and language experience. The findings of this study shed light on the importance exploring perceived similarities and differences in the phonetic level rather than the phonological one.

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The Effects of L2 Experience and Vowel Context on the Perceptual Assimilation of English Fricatives by L2 Thai Learners

Kitikanan¹

2017

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“…Bolton 2003; Crystal 2008: 5; Jenkins 2003; Jiang 2002: 5). At the same time, with every passing day an ever‐increasing number of Chinese speakers of English are added to the multi‐million community of Chinese‐English bilinguals in the mainland (Deterding 2006: 175, 195). As a consequence, it seems inevitable that this tremendous number of people learning and speaking English will naturally lead to a distinctive Chinese variety of English, ‘China English’.…”

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Language attitudes and linguistic features in the ‘China English’ debate¹

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In this paper we shall first try to define the term 'China English' (with our own definition of this term deliberated in the 'Discussion' section) as a performance variety in the larger conceptualization of World Englishes. Following that, we will adduce some linguistic features of 'China English' from the relevant literature at four levels (phonology, lexis, syntax, and discourse pragmatics) and discuss the arguments in favor of developing localized pedagogic models in Expanding Circle countries such as China. Then we will report on the findings of our research project: college teachers' and students' perceptions of the ideal pedagogic model of college English in mainland China -'China English' as opposed to a native-speaker-based standard. Our findings suggest that the preferred teaching model of college English in mainland Chinese classrooms is a standard variety of English (e.g. 'General American' or 'Received Pronunciation') supplemented with salient, well-codified, and properly implemented features of 'China English'. The research design and overall findings will be discussed in light of a systematic comparison and contrast with those in a similar survey conducted with mainland Chinese university students.

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“…Schmidt, 1987;Major, 2001, Dewaele, 2004 suggest that the L1 transfer factor can be classified as internal and external factors. Deterding (2006) and Rau (2009) both explore the feature changes of English fricatives caused by Mandarin Chinese from L1 transfer perspective. Based on the prior research and collected data, this paper will make a discussion about the English fricatives produced by a Mandarin Chinese participant.…”

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Some Features of English Fricatives Spoken by a Chinese Speaker

Wang¹

2016

Proceedings of the 2016 International Conference on Contemporary Education, Social Sciences and Humanities

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Abstract-Variation in interlanguage (IL) phonology is an important field for researching SLA. Generally speaking, the factors constraining the Chinese learners' pronunciation include "L1 transfer, markedness, margin length, sonority and linguistic environment. This paper will focus on the influence of L1 transfer on the English sounds produced by a Chinese speaker. Certainly, there are wide variations of pronunciation spoken by different people from different regions because China is a huge country and there exist many dialects throughout the whole country. Because the participant is a Mandarin Chinese speaker the research will mainly involves the effect of Mandarin Chinese on English sounds. The paper aims at providing a detailed analysis and trying to give a reference on the feature changes of English fricatives produced by Chinese English learners.

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The pronunciation of English by speakers from China

Cited by 122 publications

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The Effects of L2 Experience and Vowel Context on the Perceptual Assimilation of English Fricatives by L2 Thai Learners

The Effects of L2 Experience and Vowel Context on the Perceptual Assimilation of English Fricatives by L2 Thai Learners

Language attitudes and linguistic features in the ‘China English’ debate¹

Some Features of English Fricatives Spoken by a Chinese Speaker

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Cited by 122 publications

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The Effects of L2 Experience and Vowel Context on the Perceptual Assimilation of English Fricatives by L2 Thai Learners

The Effects of L2 Experience and Vowel Context on the Perceptual Assimilation of English Fricatives by L2 Thai Learners

Language attitudes and linguistic features in the ‘China English’ debate1

Some Features of English Fricatives Spoken by a Chinese Speaker

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The pronunciation of English by speakers from China

Language attitudes and linguistic features in the ‘China English’ debate¹