Chinese-Speaking EFL Learners’ Performances of Processing English Consonant Clusters
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چکیده
Locke (1983), studying world languages, found that some have word-initial clusters, some word-final clusters, and others consonant clusters in both word-initial and wordfinal positions. Considering negative transfer, linguists would claim native speakers of tongues without consonant clusters can have difficulty in phonologically manipulating target items with consonant clusters. Chinese differs from English in syllable structure. Predictably, such syllable complexity in English causes problems for Chinese learners of English. This paper presents errors of processing consonant clusters observed in 93 Chinese-speaking EFL (English as a Foreign Language) junior college freshmen. The findings suggest two sources contributing to errors of processing English consonant clusters made by these learners: first language influence and developmental factors.
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