Journal of English Language Teaching and Linguistics
Journal of English Language Teaching and Linguistics, 6(1), April 2021

Phonological Study of Onomatopoeia in Children’s Song

Nuri Ma'rifatil Laili (Universitas Negeri Malang)
Fauzana Putri (Universitas Negeri Malang)



Article Info

Publish Date
13 Apr 2021

Abstract

This paper aims to observe the phonological features of onomatopoeia in children’s songs which contribute to foreign language acquisition. The study is a descriptive qualitative involving 24 full-time mothers who introduce English to their toddlers through various English songs. Data were collected through digital questionnaires followed up by semi-structured interviews to clarify what the parents had answered in the digital questionnaire. The study reveals numerous onomatopoeic words that acquired by the toddlers because of some factors, 1) the similarities of phonological features between English and Indonesian onomatopoeic words, and 2) the large quantities of language input in their listening habit.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jeltl

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Subject

Education

Description

JELTL (Journal of English Language Teaching and Linguistics), (eISSN: 2502-6062, pISSN:2503-1848), is an International Journal of language learning. It is a peer-reviewed journal of English Language Teaching, Languge & Linguistics, and Literature. The journal is published three times in a year; ...