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This paper deals with the perception and production of L2 consonants by
Pashtoon learners/speakers of English. Phonetic, phonological, perceptual and
social factors are considered to account for the problems that adult Pashtoon
learners face in the acquisition of new and similar consonants of English. The
findings are analysed in the light of predictions made by three popular models of
second language acquisition (SLA), namely Feature Model (Brown 1998, 2000),
Perceptual Assimilation Model (Best 1995) and Speech Learning Model (Flege
1995), to see which of these models can better explain the acquisition of L2
consonants of English by those learners whose L1 is Pashto.
The findings show that the vowel context and L1 features play a significant role
in the acquisition of L2 sounds. Although the findings of this study confirm a
correspondence between perception and production of consonants, certain
factors influence production and perception differently. The study concludes that
although these models of SLA address most of the problems of the learners,
none of these models comprehensively encompasses all the factors involved in
L2 acquisition. Thus an integrated approach based on the predictions of all the
models of SLA is recommended for thoroughly understanding the problems
faced by L2 learners.
Nasir Abbas Syed. (2011) Perception & Production of Consonants of English by Pashto Speakers , The Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences, Volume-19, Issue-1.
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