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KMID : 0917520060130040043
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Journal of Speech Sciences
2006 Volume.13 No. 4 p.43 ~ p.50
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A Study of Perception and Production of English Sibilants by Korean Learners of English
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Koo Hee-San
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Abstract
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The aim of this study was to identify pronunciation difficulties of Korean learners of English in their articulation of English sibilants /dg, g, z/. Forty-five syllables were produced five times by twelve college students. Test scores were measured from the score board made by FluSpeak, a speech training software program, which was designed for English pronunciation practice and improvement. Results show that 1) the subjects had lower scores in producing /g/ than /dg/ and /z/ from all positions, and 2) subjects had lower scores in inter-vocalic position than in pre-vocalic position and in post-vocalic position when they produced /dg/, /g/, and /z/. The results suggest that on the whole Korean learners have much difficulty in producing /g/, and they also have more auditory and articulatory problems in intervocalic than in the other positions when they produce these sibilants.
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KEYWORD
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sibilants Koreans’ English pronunciation, intervocalic, articulation
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