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Title PHONOLOGICAL VARIATIONS AT SEGMENTAL AND SUPRA-SEGMENTAL LEVEL IN NON-NATIVE ENGLISH SPEECH: A CASE STUDY OF DISTRICT MIANWALI

Author(s) QURAT-UL-AIN

Abstract ________________________ Date v ABSTRACT Title: Phonological Variations at Segmental and Supra-Segmental Level in NonNative English Speech The present study is conducted to explore the variations in the English speech of its non-native learners. The study aims to examine the segmental and supra segmental features in the English speech of students with a Saraiki background in the northern region of Punjab. The current study specifically explores the variations present in English speakers with Saraiki as their mother tongue in the district, Mianwali. Many remarkable works have been carried out in the central variety of Saraiki language, but linguistically, the present work is the first study of the phonological and phonetic aspects of variations in the English speech of students in the public sector colleges in the city. The primary objective of the current research is to identify different linguistic variations produced by Saraiki speaking students in their English pronunciation; moreover, the study is designed to evaluate the impacts of gender has on the variations. The secondary objective of the study is to introduce the northern variety of Saraiki to the linguistic world for further study. All the data were collected in a formal setting. For phonological level evaluation, the data was transcribed, and all the deviations were carefully marked by the researcher in the pronunciation. For analyzing the phonetic features, the PRAAT software version 6.2.1 is used. The variations were evaluated by comparing the collected data with Standard British English (RP) through the application of Contrastive Analysis (CA). The only two consonant sounds analyzed in the study were /t/ and /r/. The findings, after data analysis, showed a mostly strong and occasionally medium relationship between variations in the RP. As far as the factor of gender was concerned, the results show a weak relationship. The researcher tried to counter all possible reasons behind the variations found in the speech of Saraiki speaking students of English. Eventually, possible ideas to counter these variations and areas of possible future research were also discussed.

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Department English

Language English

Publication Date 2024-09-05

Subject Linguistics

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