DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED BY THE BUGINESE LEARNERS IN PRODUCING ENGLISH SOUNDS
Abstract: This paper discusses
about difficulties encountered by Bugis learner in producing English phonemes.
The learners who learn second language use their mother tongue to analyze the
second language. They analyze the second language to find the differences and
similarities both languages. The similarities can create ease to transfer the
language, on the contrary the differences can creates difficulties. Based on
the description above it informs that Bugis learners have difficulties in
producing the following phonemes: The Labial consonant /f/ and /v/, The
interdental consonant /θ/ and /d/, The alveolar consonant /z/, The consonant
palatals /ŝ/ and /ž/, The vowel /æ/, The diphtong / iə, uə, əu, eə/, English
also permits much longer sequences of consonant initially, medially, and
finally in utterances. Both English and Buginese have consonant which are
conveniently symbolized /t,d,s,z/. In English, however, these represent
alveolar, whereas in Buginese they represent dentals. All of these differences
constitute a major source of difficulty for the Bugis speakersin leaning
English.
Penulis: Sitti Nurpahmi
Kode Jurnal: jppendidikandd131700
