How Arabic Influences Pronunciation of English
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How Does ArabicInfluence
Pronunciation
of English ?
Where do we speak
from?
?
?
Which is Arabic and
which is English?
How do their
“building materials”
compare?
Consonants
American English
12-18
Standard Arabic
3:3 + 2
American English
20
Standard Arabic
27-28
Vowels
Which of the following is
Arabic?
Which is English?
A major difference that
affects the sound and
flow of the two languages
is…
Arabic
consonants rule!
writing k t b
Writer ka ttaa b
Letter mak too b
he writes it yak tu buh
HOWEVER
English
vowels rule!
bike bake book
buck beak back
Bic balk Bach
Another difference that
affects flow is where we
break…
Arabic Breaks in sound
can occur within words
and between words
glottal stops
ENGLISH Breaks
mostly to establish
phrasing
liaisons are usually
syntactic connections
L1 stress
patterns persist
because of lack of
awareness
Do Lebanese, Tunisians,
Algerians, and Jordanians
have fewer pronunciation
problems than other Arabic
speakers?
Saudi: p/b Egyptian: th/s
coat, cot, caught, cut
How can we help learners
become aware of these?
How do we help students
truly acquire them?
g-dz ʧ h
vowel +r
th-t-d ŋ
What works best to
master unfamiliar
sounds?
Why do these words get
shortened?
raid > red
hope > hop
prove - proof
pad - bad
lag - lack
How can we help students
learn to differentiate these
sounds?
Bill Clinton
Beel Cleentone
Pronouncing
English Names
arrangid - arranged
istobbid - stopped
iskool - school
Why does this happen, and
what’s the solution?
The answers are here!
Available on Amazon.com
Much of this slidedeck is from an online presentation given to Dr. Hala’s
Educational Technology students at Yanbu University College,
Yanbu, Saudi Arabia in February 2014.
For more information:
AmericanPronunciationCoach.com
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Dr. Hala’s class page
http://edyyuc132vpresentation.pbworks.com/w/page/75154106/FrontPage