Journal of English Language Teaching and Education


AN ANALYSIS OF USING MINIMAL PAIRS IN PRONOUNCING CONSONANTS AND VOWELS

Debby Citra Dewi (IKIP PGRI Pontianak)
Diah Astriyanti (IKIP PGRI Pontianak)



Article Info

Publish Date
07 Sep 2021

Abstract

This research aimed to describe pronunciation error and correct pronunciation in English consonants and vowels by the participants on Phonology subject.  The data were from the fourth semester students of English education study program. Furthermore, all of the students that participated there were 12 students. This research applied a descriptive study with qualitative approach. The data of this research was collected by test and documentation. To conduct the test, the researcher chose minimal pair words which are focused on thirteen English consonant sounds: /ð/, /t/, /d/, /s/, /z/, /f/, /v/, /k/, /g/, /ʔ/, /tʃ/, /dʒ/, and /h/.  Then, nine vowel sounds, there were : /iː/, /ɪ/, /e/, /o/, /ɔː/, /eɪ/, /ɑː/, /әʊ/, and /æ/. Additionally, the documents consisted of students’ voice such as audio recorded. The research finding were analyzed how many of them who made error in pronouncing the minimal pairs words. There were 3 steps in analyzing data, such as data reduction, data display, and conclusion/verification. For the result of this research, it shows that the dominant pronunciation errors made by the fourth students semester was in English consonant sounds /s/ and /z/. The students who made pronunciation error was 91,7%. Whereas, the dominant errors pronunciation of minimal pair words by the participants in vowel sounds were /æ/ and /eɪ/. The students made pronunciation error was 91,7%.Keywords : Pronunciation, minimal pairs.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jelte

Publisher

Subject

Arts Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

Description

JELTE: Journal of English Language Teaching and Education is a peer-reviewed journal published in Indonesia by Faculty of Language and Arts Education. This journal is published twice a year: September and March. The article submission, as well as the review process, are not subject of any charge ...