TY  - JOUR
TT  - /æ/ versus /ɑ/: Vowel fossilization in the pronunciation of Turkish English majors: Rehabilitation 1
AU  - Demirezen, Mehmet
PY  - 2017
DA  - December
JF  - Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies
PB  - Hacettepe University
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 1305-578X
SP  - 260
EP  - 284
VL  - 13
IS  - 2
KW  - ünlüler
KW  - sesbirim
KW  - işitsel ayırım
KW  - kemikleşmiş sesletim
KW  - sesbirim farkındalığı
N2  - In North American English (NAE) and British English, [æ] and [ɑ] are open vowel phonemes which are articulated by a speaker easily without a build-up of air pressure. Among all English vowels, the greatest problem for most Turkish majors of English is the discrimination of [æ] and [ɑ]. In English, [æ] is called the 'short a' or ash, and [ɑ] is termed as 'short o' or script-a, which has a soft nature in its pronunciation. [ɑ] exists in Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish. In addition, it exists in French vowel system, as in temps (time) and banc (bench). It is commonly known that non-native speakers of a language, such as Turks, who cannot hear different sounds, are probably not pronouncing [æ] and [ɑ] sounds correctly. The aim of this study is to uncover the difficult phonetic details of English [æ] and [ɑ] sounds for Turkish English majors, and teachers-on-the-job and propose a sample lesson plan to them.
UR  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/jlls/issue//405610
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/440770
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