期刊名称：International Journal of Social Sciences and Education
印刷版ISSN：2227-393X
电子版ISSN：2223-4934
出版年度：2012
卷号：2
期号：2
出版社：Federal College of Education
摘要：The present study explores the pronunciation problems faced by Pahari speakers while learning English consonants. The study particularly focuses on the pronunciation of English consonants, which are not found in Pahari phonemic inventory. It further looks into the role of L1 in the pronunciation of the target English consonants. The study identifies four English consonants /¦È, e, w, /, which are problematic for Pahari speakers. It further shows that these consonants are pronounced with native Pahari consonants: English dental fricatives /¦È, e/ are replaced by dental stops /t., d./, while palatal voiced fricative / / and bilabial approximant /w/ are replaced by voiced palatal approximant /j/ and labio-dental fricative /v/ respectively. It is suggested that English language learners with Pahari background should be properly trained in order to acquire correct pronunciation.
