The Recognition and Production of English Word Stress of Thai University Students

IF 0.3 Q3 AREA STUDIES
Suthida Soontornwipat
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This study aimed to find out whether English major students who had basic knowledge of Linguistics are able to assign word stress to two-syllable, three-syllable and four-syllable English words correctly, whether there is a significant correlation between their competence in recognizing and in producing English word stress, and to determine the factors affecting word stress recognition and production. The participants were 14 second year English major students who had basic knowledge of Linguistics. The data were collected by using a word stress assignment. The participants were assigned to mark the primary stress on 45 words, and read all of them. The results revealed that over 70% of the stress placements of two-syllable, three-syllable and four-syllable English words were correct. For the stress productions, it was found that over 70% of them were correct. It can be assumed that the ability of the students to assign the primary stress to the two-syllable, three-syllable, and four-syllable words correlated with their ability to pronounce them. From the interview, it was found that the differences between English and Thai, the complexity of the syllables, and the inadequate knowledge of syllable structure might be the factors affecting students’ word stress errors.
泰国大学生英语单词重音的识别与产生
本研究旨在了解具有语言学基础知识的英语专业学生是否能够正确分配双音节、三音节和四音节英语单词的重音,其识别和产生英语单词重音的能力之间是否存在显著的相关关系,并确定影响单词重音识别和产生的因素。研究对象为14名具有语言学基础知识的英语专业二年级学生。数据是用单词重音分配法收集的。参与者被要求在45个单词上标记主重音,并阅读所有单词。结果显示,超过70%的双音节、三音节和四音节英语单词的重音位置是正确的。对于应力结果,正确率超过70%。可以假设,学生对双音节、三音节和四音节单词的主重音分配能力与他们的发音能力相关。从访谈中发现,英语和泰语的差异、音节的复杂程度以及对音节结构的认识不足可能是影响学生单词重音错误的因素。
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