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Title: The Interplay of Perception and Production: Southern Thai EFL Learners' Native Language and Dialect Contact Influence on English Pronunciation
Language: English
Authors: Jomjai Sudhinont
Source: LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network. 2025 18(2):684-708.
Availability: Language Institute of Thammasat University. The Prachan Campus, 2 Prachan Road, Bangkok 10200 Thailand. e-mail: learnjournal@gmail.com; Web site: https://www.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/learn
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 25
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Native Language, Interference (Language), Intelligibility, Standard Spoken Usage, Thai, Vowels, Phonemes, Contrastive Linguistics, Foreign Countries, Correlation, Dialects, Undergraduate Students, Speech Communication, Phonology
Geographic Terms: Thailand
ISSN: 2630-0672
2672-9431
Abstract: This study investigates variations in English short vowel sounds and their correspondences within the context of Southern Thailand, focusing on how these variations may affect intelligibility and comprehensibility in spoken English. It also examines the interplay between speech perception and production, focusing on the impact of mother tongue interference (MTI) and language contact (LC). A group of 88 tertiary students whose native language is either the Southern Thai dialect or the Standard Thai language was examined. A questionnaire and tests were employed to explore the correspondence and to assess speech perception and production. The descriptive statistics and post hoc test for one-way ANOVA results indicated that MTI and LC affect the pronunciation of English words, especially the vowel /e/. Furthermore, a new vowel sound correspondence was observed. Cross-tabulation analyses revealed comparable effects of MTI and LC on perception and production abilities. Specifically, speech production tended to mirror perceived sounds, and this effect resulted from MTI and LC. The study highlights the impact of MTI, LC, and vowel variation on English pronunciation among Southern Thai students.
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