Phonological assimilation in the English of native and non-native speakers’ reading and spontaneous speech

This study examines the frequency of phonological assimilation in the speech of experienced non-native speakers (L2) of English and native speakers (L1) of British English. The study compares reading and spontaneous speech performance by both groups. Results indicate that the L1 group assimila...

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Main Authors:	Saad, Mohammad Azannee, Pilus, Zahariah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Univerisiti Malaya 2013
Subjects:	P Philology. Linguistics PE English
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/38416/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/38416/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/38416/1/JML_phonological_assim.pdf

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spelling	iium-384162018-05-24T06:45:01Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/38416/ Phonological assimilation in the English of native and non-native speakers’ reading and spontaneous speech Saad, Mohammad Azannee Pilus, Zahariah P Philology. Linguistics PE English This study examines the frequency of phonological assimilation in the speech of experienced non-native speakers (L2) of English and native speakers (L1) of British English. The study compares reading and spontaneous speech performance by both groups. Results indicate that the L1 group assimilates more than the L2 group in their speech production although the L2 participants are experienced English language instructors. In addition to studying the frequency of phonological assimilation, this study also compares the occurrences of assimilation across different task types. There is a tendency for assimilation to occur more frequently when the task requires less focus on the words. Univerisiti Malaya 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/38416/1/JML_phonological_assim.pdf Saad, Mohammad Azannee and Pilus, Zahariah (2013) Phonological assimilation in the English of native and non-native speakers’ reading and spontaneous speech. Journal of Modern Languages, 23. pp. 57-67. ISSN 1675526x http://jml.um.edu.my/current
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spellingShingle	P Philology. Linguistics PE English Saad, Mohammad Azannee Pilus, Zahariah Phonological assimilation in the English of native and non-native speakers’ reading and spontaneous speech
description	This study examines the frequency of phonological assimilation in the speech of experienced non-native speakers (L2) of English and native speakers (L1) of British English. The study compares reading and spontaneous speech performance by both groups. Results indicate that the L1 group assimilates more than the L2 group in their speech production although the L2 participants are experienced English language instructors. In addition to studying the frequency of phonological assimilation, this study also compares the occurrences of assimilation across different task types. There is a tendency for assimilation to occur more frequently when the task requires less focus on the words.
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author	Saad, Mohammad Azannee Pilus, Zahariah
author_facet	Saad, Mohammad Azannee Pilus, Zahariah
author_sort	Saad, Mohammad Azannee
title	Phonological assimilation in the English of native and non-native speakers’ reading and spontaneous speech
title_short	Phonological assimilation in the English of native and non-native speakers’ reading and spontaneous speech
title_full	Phonological assimilation in the English of native and non-native speakers’ reading and spontaneous speech
title_fullStr	Phonological assimilation in the English of native and non-native speakers’ reading and spontaneous speech
title_full_unstemmed	Phonological assimilation in the English of native and non-native speakers’ reading and spontaneous speech
title_sort	phonological assimilation in the english of native and non-native speakers’ reading and spontaneous speech
publisher	Univerisiti Malaya
publishDate	2013
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/38416/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/38416/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/38416/1/JML_phonological_assim.pdf
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Phonological assimilation in the English of native and non-native speakers’ reading and spontaneous speech

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