First language and proficiency level effects on English vowel perception by Iraqi learners of English in Malaysia
Motivated by the assumptions that first language (L1) influence was found to be a very strong predictor of foreign accent degree in the pronunciation of second language learners and that increased experience in the second language (L2) may nurture improved recognition of the differences between the...
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2016
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10994/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10994/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10994/1/17926-50922-1-SM.pdf |