Perception of American English allophonic variant /ɾ/ by Arabic speakers in an EFL context

This study investigates Saudi university students' perception of the allophonic variant /ɾ/ in an English as a foreign language (EFL) context. It attempts to identify the influence of this perception on the students' spoken word recognition and examine the correlation between perception...

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Main Author:	Mustafa, Areej
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13991/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13991/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13991/1/30536-104152-1-PB.pdf

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spelling	ukm-139912020-01-23T23:53:51Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13991/ Perception of American English allophonic variant /ɾ/ by Arabic speakers in an EFL context Mustafa, Areej This study investigates Saudi university students' perception of the allophonic variant /ɾ/ in an English as a foreign language (EFL) context. It attempts to identify the influence of this perception on the students' spoken word recognition and examine the correlation between perception and production of flapping on the one hand, and academic achievement on the other. It also seeks to provide solutions to help Arab students improve their perception of connected speech features. To achieve its objectives, the study carried out experimental tests and interviews. The results of the study show that the ability to produce the allophonic variant /ɾ/ in one's own speech has a positive correlation with its perception. In contrast, academic achievement does not significantly correlate with the perception of the allophone. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13991/1/30536-104152-1-PB.pdf Mustafa, Areej (2019) Perception of American English allophonic variant /ɾ/ by Arabic speakers in an EFL context. 3L; Language,Linguistics and Literature,The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies., 25 (2). pp. 127-142. ISSN 0128-5157 http://ejournals.ukm.my/3l/issue/view/1196
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description	This study investigates Saudi university students' perception of the allophonic variant /ɾ/ in an English as a foreign language (EFL) context. It attempts to identify the influence of this perception on the students' spoken word recognition and examine the correlation between perception and production of flapping on the one hand, and academic achievement on the other. It also seeks to provide solutions to help Arab students improve their perception of connected speech features. To achieve its objectives, the study carried out experimental tests and interviews. The results of the study show that the ability to produce the allophonic variant /ɾ/ in one's own speech has a positive correlation with its perception. In contrast, academic achievement does not significantly correlate with the perception of the allophone.
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author	Mustafa, Areej
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title	Perception of American English allophonic variant /ɾ/ by Arabic speakers in an EFL context
title_short	Perception of American English allophonic variant /ɾ/ by Arabic speakers in an EFL context
title_full	Perception of American English allophonic variant /ɾ/ by Arabic speakers in an EFL context
title_fullStr	Perception of American English allophonic variant /ɾ/ by Arabic speakers in an EFL context
title_full_unstemmed	Perception of American English allophonic variant /ɾ/ by Arabic speakers in an EFL context
title_sort	perception of american english allophonic variant /ɾ/ by arabic speakers in an efl context
publisher	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2019
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13991/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13991/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13991/1/30536-104152-1-PB.pdf
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Perception of American English allophonic variant /ɾ/ by Arabic speakers in an EFL context

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