Open AccessImpact of the usage of Vietnamese consonant-vowel (CV) structure on the intelligibility of Vietnamese speakers of English
Author(s) -
Tien Ngoc Dung Dang
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
euroamerican journal of applied linguistics and languages
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2376-905X
DOI - 10.21283/2376905x.8.105
Subject(s) - vietnamese , intelligibility (philosophy) , consonant , linguistics , pronunciation , vowel , psychology , vowel length , syllable , audiology , speech recognition , computer science , medicine , philosophy , epistemology
EN This paper reports on findings from an investigation into the potential impact of the mother tongue of 50 Vietnamese adult EFL learners on their English intelligibility, with a particular focus on CV (consonant vowel) syllable structure. The data from this quantitative study indicate that participants applied the Vietnamese CV syllable structure (open syllables CV.V) to the pronunciation of English CVC syllable structure (closed syllables CVC.V particularly in polysyllabic words and words with CVL (consonant – vowel – lateral) structure, potentially affecting speech intelligibility. These outcomes contribute to research on EFL speakers’ intelligibility.
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