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THE PHONOLOGICAL INTERFERENCE OF PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE IN THE LEARNERS’ ENGLISH LANGUAGE PRONUNCIATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR INTERACTION / A INTERFERÊNCIA FONOLÓGICA DA LÍNGUA PORTUGUESA NA PRONÚNCIA DA LÍNGUA INGLESA DOS FORMANDOS: IMPLICAÇÕES NA INTERACÇÃO
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In this study, the researcher focused on the linguistic interference of the Portuguese language, the official language of Mozambique, in the learners’ English pronunciation. The aim was to understand the phonological interference of the Portuguese language in the learners’ English language pronunciation of words with phonetic syllables /ʃɘn/ and /tʃɘr/ in CV3 at Instituto Politécnico de Nhamatanda-ADPP. The interference may be positive transfer or negative transfer respectively. This study was based on a qualitative approach design, and the data were elicited from learners through reading drills. The instruments used to collect the data were observation by reading a list of words and a semi-structured interview guide sheet about factors affecting learners’ pronunciation interference. Therefore, these instruments were used to describe what kinds of interference phenomena occur in the pronunciation of words with /ʃɘn/ and /tʃɘr/ syllable sounds of the English language. The data analysis showed that the learners of CV3 experienced pronunciation interference when they read the list of words because of their proactive knowledge of the Portuguese language, which portrays their identity in the world, so the meaning of the words interferes the interaction with other speakers. The main factor is: the difference in language features between English and Portuguese. In conclusion, all CV3 participant learners experienced interference of meaning when pronouncing English words with phonetic syllables /ʃɘn/ and /tʃɘr/ due to the Portuguese language. Based on the findings, the researcher suggests that the learners should practice the pronunciation of these two sounds to be intelligible in their interaction with other competent speakers of the English language. Likewise, further researches on this topic should pay special attention to solve this pronunciation problem to enable comprehensible interaction amongst the speakers of the English language.
Neste estudo, o pesquisador centrou-se na interferência linguística da língua Portuguesa, língua oficial de Moçambique, na pronúncia da língua inglesa por parte dos formandos. O objectivo foi compreender a interferência fonológica da língua portuguesa na pronúncia de palavras com sílabas fonéticas /ʃɘn/ e /tʃɘr/ da língua inglesa por parte dos formandos do CV3 do Instituto Politécnico de Nhamatanda-ADPP. A interferência pode ser transferência positiva ou transferência negativa, respectivamente. Este estudo baseou-se numa abordagem qualitativa e os dados foram recolhidos dos formandos através de exercícios de leitura. Os instrumentos utilizados para recolher os dados foram a observação através da leitura de uma lista de palavras e um guião de entrevista semi-estruturada sobre os factores que afectam a interferência na pronúncia dos formandos. Assim, estes instrumentos foram utilizados, com o objectivo de descrever que tipos de fenómenos de interferência ocorrem na pronúncia de palavras com os sons das sílabas /ʃɘn/ e /tʃɘr/ da língua inglesa. A análise dos dados demonstrou que os formandos do CV3 têm interferência da pronúncia quando lêem a lista de palavras devido ao seu conhecimento proactivo da língua portuguesa, que retrata a sua identidade no mundo, por isso, os significados das palavras sofrem interferência na interação com outros falantes. Este é o principal factor: a diferença de características linguísticas entre inglês e português. Concluindo, todos os formandos participantes, do CV3, apresentaram interferência de significado ao pronunciarem palavras em inglês com sons /ʃɘn/ e /tʃɘr/ devido à língua portuguesa. Com base nos resultados, o pesquisador sugere que os formandos pratiquem a pronúncia destes dois sons para serem inteligíveis na sua interação com outros falantes competentes desta língua. Do mesmo modo, sugere que futuras pesquisas sobre este tema prestem uma atenção especial a este fenómeno, a fim de resolver este problema da pronúncia para permitir que haja uma interação compreensível entre os falantes da língua inglesa.
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