Analysis of English Consonants Pronunciation Errors Made by The Sixth Semester Students

Main Author: Sari, Aprilia Nurita
Format: Thesis NonPeerReviewed Book Bachelors
Bahasa: eng
Terbitan: , 2019
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Online Access: http://repository.teknokrat.ac.id/2267/1/8%20ABSTRACT.pdf
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Daftar Isi:
  • In learning English, both beginners and advanced learners sometimes still having difficulties in pronouncing some words in sentences. In that case, the writer noticed that the mispronunciation still happens since for some countries, such Indonesia, English acts more like a foreign language than a second language for the users, there is no reason for the society to learn English more than just as a study. Thus, related to that phenomenon, the writer in this research is interested in analyzing consonant pronunciation errors made by the sixth semester students in Universitas Teknokrat Indonesia. In order to do the analysis, the writer applied descriptive method and proposed Yule’s theory (2006). As the result of this research, the writer found that there are 12 kinds of mispronunciation done by the subjects related to the consonant sound, they are; Labiodental Fricatives [v] (4 data), Labiodental Fricatives [f] (3 data), Dental Fricatives [ð] (3 data), Dental Fricatives [θ] (7 data), Palatal Affricatives [tʃ] (2 data), Palatal Affricatives [ʤ] (2 data), Palatal Fricatives [∫] (2 data), Velar Stops [k] (1 datum), Alveolar Liquids [r] (1 datum), Alveolar Fricatives [s] (2 data), Alveolar Fricatives [z] (1 datum) and Alveolar Stops [t] (1 datum).