Abstract
The current study explains acoustic analysis of vowels in English loanwords produced by Saraiki speakers. The complete phenomenon is described through acoustic analysis of three vowels /ɔ: ɒɜ/. The data collected from 30 illiterate participants were analyzed through SPSS and PRAAT software. Pictures downloaded from the internet were used as stimuli in order to collect data. Each stimulus was repeated four times but readings of the last three repetitions were analyzed. The results of the study explain how in all target English loanwords Saraiki speakers change native English pronunciation. The findings show that /ɜ/ vowel changes into /æ/ when produced by Saraiki speakers. The substitutionof /ɔ:/ and /ɒ/ with /a/ is also observed in the pronunciation of Saraiki speakers. The study also explains different factors, which trigger changes in the pronunciation of English vowels by Saraiki speakers; these factors are the influence of L1, markedness and orthography.
Firdos Atta,, Nasir Abbas Syed, Faraz Ali Bughio. (2017) A Phonological Treatment of Vowels in English Loanwords By Saraiki Speakers, The ELF Annual Research Journal, Volume 19, Issue 1.
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