Production of English Connected Speech Processes: An Assessment of Cantonese ESL Learners' Difficulties Obtaining Native-Like Speech

Autor/inn/en	Wong, Simpson W. L.; Dealey, Jessica; Leung, Vina W. H.; Mok, Peggy P. K.
Titel	Production of English Connected Speech Processes: An Assessment of Cantonese ESL Learners' Difficulties Obtaining Native-Like Speech
Quelle	In: Language Learning Journal, 49 (2021) 5, S.581-596 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Wong, Simpson W. L.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0957-1736
DOI	10.1080/09571736.2019.1642372
Schlagwörter	Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Phonemes; Native Language; Speech Communication; Required Courses; Language Fluency; Error Analysis (Language); Sino Tibetan Languages; Phonology; Pronunciation; Foreign Countries; Teaching Methods; Learning Processes; Undergraduate Students; Difficulty Level; Connected Discourse; North American English; Native Speakers; Language Variation; China; Hong Kong; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fonem; Pflichtkurs; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Error analysis; Language; Fehleranalyse; Fonologie; Aussprache; Ausland; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Learning process; Lernprozess; Schwierigkeitsgrad; Amerikanisches Englisch; Muttersprachler; Sprachenvielfalt; Hongkong; Großbritannien
Abstract	Despite English being a core and compulsory part of the curriculum for Chinese English-as-a-second-language (ESL) learners, it is nevertheless often highly challenging for them. This is partly due to the discrepancies between English's citation and spoken form and the lack of recognition this pronunciation receives within ESL classrooms. With this in mind, the current study focuses on a highly significant, yet understudied, feature of fluent English speech: connected speech phonological processes (CSPPs). Through analysing the oral recordings of 60 Cantonese ESL university students, the foundation of non-native-like English CSPP productions is examined. Results of error analysis highlight the multitude of interrelated sources of non-native-like productions and provide support for previously stipulated causes of non-native-likeness, e.g. L1/L2 phoneme inventory gaps, as well as previously unidentified influences, e.g. hypercorrection. The study presents invaluable data and implications regarding the successful assessment, teaching, and learning, of English CSPPs and ultimately fluent connected English speech. (As Provided).
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