The Pronunciatıon of British /r/ Phoneme: On Some Articulation Confusions for Non-native Majors and Teachers Translators and Interpreters

Öz

British English /r/phoneme has got a long and complicated history. In the course of time, the British /r/ changed from trilled-r to silent-r in the course of time. That is why, the articulation and pronunciation of British English /r/ is a very challenging skill for many non-native learners of English. That is why the /r/ phoneme is called a tricky sound to learn. There are biological impediments as well as social impacts and mother tongue interference cases in its pronunciation. For example, ankyloglossia, also called tongue-tied, comes up as a biological impediment. Similarly, rhotacism is accepted as a speech impediment that is defined by the lack of ability, or difficulty in, pronouncing the /r/ phoneme. On the other hand, mother tongue interference is the commonest cause of imperfect articulation of the /r/ phoneme in English. If the target language and mother tongue do not come from the same language family, mother tongue interference becomes in escapable. Interpreters and translators who have such deficits as mother tongue interferences, rhotacism, and ankyloglossia cannot perform their profession properly.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Rhotic/Non-rhotic
• flap
• tap
• rhotacism
• ankyloglossia

İngiliz /r/ Sesbiriminin Sesletimi: Anadili İngilizce Olmayan İngilizce Öğretmenliği Öğrencileri ve Öğretmen Mütercim Tercümanların Sesletim Karışıklıkları Üzerine Bir Çalışma

Öz

İngiliz İngilizcesinin /r/ sesbiriminin uzun ve karışık bir hikâyesi vardır. Zaman içinde, İngiliz /r/ sesbirimi, titrek /r/ sesbirimi sesletiminden, okunmaz /r/ sesletimine kadar değiştiği görülür. Bu neden, bu sesbirimin, anadili İngilizce olmayan öğreniciler için zorlayıcı bir beceri olduğu bilinir. İşte bu nedenle, İngiliz /r/ sesbiriminin, öğrenilmesinin zor bir ses olduğu anlaşılmaktadır. Bu zorluğun, biyoloik, sosyal ve anadilden işe karışmalarla oluşan engeller taşıdığı görülür. Örneğin, dil bağı (ankyloglossia), dil bağlanması olarak da bilinir, biyolojik bir engel olarak karşımıza çıkar. Aynı biçimde, /r/ sesbirimini eklemleyememe (rhotacism) de biyolojik bir oluşumdur. Bunlardan başka, anadilden işe karışmalar en çok görülen engellerdendir. Ana dil ve hedef dil, aynı dil ailesinde gelmez ise, anadilden işe karışmalar kaçınılmaz olur. Bu tür sesletim hataları olan mütercim tercümanlar mesleklerini düzgün bir sesletimle yapamazlar.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• /r/ Sesletimli
• /r/ sesletimsiz
• çarpmalı ses
• vurmalı ses
• dil bağı

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