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Book Hierarchical Order of Pronunciation Errors of American English speaking JFL Learners Based on Native Japanese Reactions

Download or read book Hierarchical Order of Pronunciation Errors of American English speaking JFL Learners Based on Native Japanese Reactions written by Miki Ikeda Rigby and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The English Pronunciation Problems of the Native Speaker of Japanese

Download or read book The English Pronunciation Problems of the Native Speaker of Japanese written by Gloria Angela Saracco and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Study on Evaluative Reactions of Americans Toward Varying Degrees of Accentedness in the Speech of Japanese Speaking in English

Download or read book A Study on Evaluative Reactions of Americans Toward Varying Degrees of Accentedness in the Speech of Japanese Speaking in English written by Tomoko Nakagawa and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Applied English Phonoligy

Download or read book Applied English Phonoligy written by Sutesaburo Kohmoto and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Examination of the si and i Confusion by Japanese ESL Learners

Download or read book Examination of the si and i Confusion by Japanese ESL Learners written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is a general belief in Japan that the English /s/ and // before high front vowels (as in "see" and "she") are problematic for Japanese ESL (English-as-a-second-language) learners. Some research has also reported the /s/ and // confusion by Japanese ESL learners. Their pronunciation errors are often explained based on phonetics, but there are reasons to believe that the learners knowledge of the phonemes of the target words is at fault. This study examines 1) whether monolingual Japanese speakers distinguish the [si] and [i] syllables in both perception and production in the Japanese contexts and 2) what would be the sources of Japanese speakers challenges in mastering the distinction between [si] and [i] in their English production if Japanese speakers can produce and perceive the difference between these syllables. This study conducted two experiments. In the first experiment, 93 monolingual Japanese speakers between the ages of 17 and 89 in and around Tky read aloud the written stimuli that had [si] and [i] in the Japanese contexts, repeated the sound stimuli that had [si] and [i] in the Japanese contexts, and listened to the [si:] and [i:] syllables in isolation recorded by a native speaker of Canadian English. The results showed that the participants all distinguished [si] and [i] in both perception and production regardless of their ages. Based on these results, I hypothesized that the [s] and confusion by Japanese ESL learners is caused by misunderstanding, rather than an inability to articulate these sounds. In the second experiment, 27 Japanese ESL students were recorded reading an English passage. The passage contains /s/ (7 times) and // (11 times) before high front vowels. After the reading, the participants were taught the basic English phonological system and the symbol-sound correspondence rules such as s-/s/ and sh-//. The lesson lasted 40 minutes during which the participants were also interviewed to find out their awareness of the symbol-sound.

Book The Phonetics of Japanese Language

Download or read book The Phonetics of Japanese Language written by P M Suski and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-10-18 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gives true characters of Japanese speech sounds in reference to European speech sounds. When it was first published in 1931, it was the first book of its kind. There are only 5 Japanese vowel elements as opposed to 18 in English, 13 in French and 8 in German. There are 15 Japanese consonants, 26 in English, 22 in French & 23 in German. Because of the lesser number of elements, it follows that the wider range in vowels and consonants is heard by Japanese ears, so this volume gives average sounds uttered by Japanese in the twentieth century in relation to the English sounds.

Book Examination of the si and Si Confusion by Japanese ESL Learners

Download or read book Examination of the si and Si Confusion by Japanese ESL Learners written by Akitsugu Nogita and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is a general belief in Japan that the English /s/ and /?/ before high front vowels (as in "see" and "she") are problematic for Japanese ESL (English-as-a-second-language) learners. Some research has also reported the /s/ and /?/ confusion by Japanese ESL learners. Their pronunciation errors are often explained based on phonetics, but there are reasons to believe that the learners' knowledge of the phonemes of the target words is at fault. This study examines 1) whether monolingual Japanese speakers distinguish the [si] and [?i] syllables in both perception and production in the Japanese contexts and 2) what would be the sources of Japanese speakers' challenges in mastering the distinction between [si] and [?i] in their English production if Japanese speakers can produce and perceive the difference between these syllables. This study conducted two experiments. In the first experiment, 93 monolingual Japanese speakers between the ages of 17 and 89 in and around T?oky?o read aloud the written stimuli that had [si] and [?i] in the Japanese contexts, repeated the sound stimuli that had [si] and [?i] in the Japanese contexts, and listened to the [si:] and [?i:] syllables in isolation recorded by a native speaker of Canadian English. The results showed that the participants all distinguished [si] and [?i] in both perception and production regardless of their ages. Based on these results, I hypothesized that the [s] and confusion by Japanese ESL learners is caused by misunderstanding, rather than an inability to articulate these sounds. In the second experiment, 27 Japanese ESL students were recorded reading an English passage. The passage contains /s/ (7 times) and /?/ (11 times) before high front vowels. After the reading, the participants were taught the basic English phonological system and the symbol-sound correspondence rules such as?s?-/s/ and?sh?-/?/. The lesson lasted 40 minutes during which the participants were also interviewed to find out their awareness of the symbol-sound correspondence. No articulation explanations were given during the lesson. After the lesson, the participants read the same passage. The results showed that /s/ and /?/ were mispronounced 39 and 67 times respectively in total by the 27 participants before the lesson, but only 7 and 19 times after the lesson. These changes are statistically significant. Moreover, the interview during the lesson revealed that the participants lacked phonological awareness in English as well as the knowledge of the symbol-sound correspondence rules. This study concluded that many of the mispronunciations by Japanese ESL learners, including /s/ and /?/, can be solved by teaching the English phonics rules and some basic phonological rules without teaching the articulation of these sounds.

Book Everyday Errors in Pronunciation Spelling and Spoken English

Download or read book Everyday Errors in Pronunciation Spelling and Spoken English written by Gertrude Payne and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Native Reactions to Oral Errors by American Speakers of French

Download or read book Native Reactions to Oral Errors by American Speakers of French written by Shane Alan Fowler and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Japanese Phonetics

Download or read book Japanese Phonetics written by Tsutomu Akamatsu and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book English Pronunciation Exercises for Japanese Students

Download or read book English Pronunciation Exercises for Japanese Students written by Harriette Gordon Grate and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1987 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides materials and procedures for intensive practice in English pronunciation, focusing on those sounds which most frequently present difficulty for Japanese students.

Book Errorology in English

Download or read book Errorology in English written by Mineo Suenobu and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Exercises in American English Pronunciation

Download or read book Exercises in American English Pronunciation written by Michael F. Sudlow and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: