/æ/ versus /ɑ/: Vowel fossilization in the pronunciation of Turkish English majors: Rehabilitation 1
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In North American English (NAE) and British English, [æ] and [É‘] 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 [É‘]. In English, [æ] is called the 'short a' or ash, and [É‘] is termed as 'short o' or script-a, which has a soft nature in its pronunciation. [É‘] 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 [É‘] sounds correctly. The aim of this study is to uncover the difficult phonetic details of English [æ] and [É‘] sounds for Turkish English majors, and teachers-on-the-job and propose a sample lesson plan to them. Â
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