Recognizing words in continuous speech: how important are word-final consonants?  

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Tauroza, Steve

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: ELT Journal = English Language Teaching Journal (Full Text) vol. 47 no. 3 (Jul. 1993), page 211-218.
Fulltext: 1993.3.211.full.pdf (468.16KB)

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Perpustakaan PKBB Nomor Panggil: 405/ELT/47 Non-tandon: tidak ada Tandon: 1

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The instability of word-final consonants in spoken English is regarded as a potential problem for second language (L2) listeners. However, research on first language listening comprehension raises doubts as to whether the sounds at the ends of words are important in the word recognition process. An experiment was conducted to check whether the degree to which word final consonants are realized affects word recognition. It was found that there was no significant difference in the subjects' success in recognizing words, regardless of whether the words' final consonants were fully realized or not. The finding indicates that exercises which focus EFL learners' attention on sounds at the ends of words make the learners practice a strategy that neither they nor L 1 listeners would normally use.

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