This study examines Korean L2 learners’ production of English sound contrast not attested in their L1, focusing on word-final // and /i/. L2 pronunciation error patterns such as vowel deletion and epenthesis were more frequently found in the low group than in the high group. Acoustic properties of lexical and epenthetic vowels were also different according to learners’ proficiency levels. The low group’s epenthetic and lexical vowels showed similar acoustic properties with respect to friction and vowel ratio and F1 and F2 midpoint values. On the other hand, the high group’s epenthetic vowels exhibited longer friction ratio, shorter vowel ratio, higher F1 and lower F2 than lexical vowels. While the low group did not distinguish epenthetic vowels from lexical vowels, the high group pronounced epenthetic vowels differently from lexical vowels, possibly as transitional vowels. As for word-final [] from // or /i/, both groups showed longer friction ratio for [] from /i/ than for [] from //. The findings suggest the use of production strategies by L2 learners is different from native speakers and is mediated by their proficiency levels.
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Abstract Introduction Method Participants Stimuli Procedure Analysis Results Production Patterns Acoustic Analysis Relationship to Word Frequency Discussion Conclusion The Authors References
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간행물
간행물명
The Journal of AsiaTEFL
간기
계간
pISSN
1738-3102
eISSN
2466-1511
수록기간
2004~2026
등재여부
SCOPUS,KCI 등재
십진분류
KDC 740DDC 420
이 권호 내 다른 논문 / The Journal of AsiaTEFL Vol.13 No.1