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1. Full name of the doctoral candidate:Nguyen Dang Nguyet Huong
2. Gender:Female
3. Date of birth: 05/11/1985
4. Place of birth:Nam Dinh
5. Decision number for admitting doctoral students:Decision No. 1745/2017/QD-XHNV, dated July 13, 2017, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
6. Changes in the training process:
- Decision No. 1042/QD-XHNV dated June 22, 2020, regarding the adjustment of the doctoral dissertation topic of the research student, changing it from "Research on the pronunciation of English consonants by Vietnamese speakers" to "Characteristics of the pronunciation of English consonant clusters by Vietnamese speakers of English".
7. Thesis title:Pronunciation characteristics of English consonant clusters in Vietnamese speakers of English
8. Major:Linguistics9. Code: 62 22 02 40
10. Scientific supervisor:Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lam Quang Dong
11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:
The thesis employed an experimental phonetic research method with a relatively large number of participants who had a high level of English proficiency; consequently, the following results were obtained:
- For individual words, the group of initial three-syllable consonant clusters has the lowest rate of deviation; meanwhile, the group of final four-syllable consonant clusters has the highest rate of deviation. Similar results are also seen with the pronunciation of consonant clusters in spoken language; however, in spoken language pronunciation, the rate of deviation for each cluster is higher than in the pronunciation of individual words.
- Both initial and final syllable combinations have fairly similar standard deviation rates, with combinations of 3 consonants and 4 final consonants showing significantly higher standard deviation rates compared to the other groups.
- Among the four groups of respondents, group 4 (respondents who studied domestically and used English extensively) had the highest percentage of pronunciation closest to native speakers, while group 3 (respondents who studied abroad and used English less frequently) had the highest percentage of pronunciation deviations from standard pronunciation.
- Regarding consonant clusters at the beginning of syllables, among the four groups of Vietnamese test-takers, the group of Vietnamese learners in Vietnam with extensive English usage (group 4) had the highest rate of near-normal pronunciation in terms of duration, followed by the group of Vietnamese learners abroad with extensive English usage (group 2). Groups 3 and 5, consisting of test-takers with less English usage, had higher rates of deviation from the standard compared to the other two groups. Intensity was not a highly conclusive factor. Some common variations included: consonant substitution, vowel addition, consonant addition, and consonant omission.
- Regarding consonant clusters at the end of syllables, all groups of Vietnamese respondents tended to pronounce the final consonant clusters longer than native speakers. The rate of deviation was lowest among respondents who studied domestically and used English for an extended period compared to the other three groups. The intensity was not highly conclusive. Some common variations included: consonant reduction, consonant substitution, and inversion of the consonant cluster order.
12. Practical applications:
The research findings of this thesis will make a positive contribution to the teaching and compilation of English language teaching materials for Vietnamese speakers. At the same time, the results of this thesis can also serve as useful references for developing the characteristics of English usage among Vietnamese speakers, or for comparative studies of Vietnamese with other languages…
13. Future research directions:
This thesis limits its research scope to the pronunciation of English consonant clusters in Vietnamese speakers of English and focuses on four groups of participants. Further research into other aspects of phonetics, such as vowel pronunciation and stress, will open up new avenues for further study.
14. Published scientific works related to the dissertation:
INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS
1. Full name:Nguyen Dang Nguyet Huong2. Sex:Female
3. Date of birth: 05/11/1985
4. Place of birth:Nam Dinh
5. Admission decision number:Decision No. 1745/2017/QD-XHNV, dated July 13, 2017, by the Rector of USSH, VNU Hanoi.
6. Changes in academic process:
- Decision number 1042/QD-XHNV on June 22, 2020 on modifying the topic from “Pronunciation features of English consonants performed by Vietnamese speakers of English” to “Pronunciation features of English consonant clusters performed by Vietnamese speakers of English”
7. Official thesis title:Pronunciation features of English consonant clusters performed by Vietnamese speakers of English.
8. Major:Linguistics9. Code: 62 22 02 40
10. Supervisors:Associate Prof. Lam Quang Dong, PhD.
11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:
The thesis has applied the instrumental phonetic method with a remarkable number of informants who are at advanced level of English, and has come up with the following results:
- For isolated words, the three-consonant clusters are the group with the lowest standard deviation ratio. Meanwhile, the four-consonant clusters are the group with the highest standard deviation ratio. Similar results appear with the pronunciation of consonant clusters in utterances, but the standard deviation rate for those in utterances is higher than that of isolated words.
- Both initial and ending consonant clusters have similar standard deviation rates, in which the combination of 3 consonant clusters and 4-consonant ending clusters are the cases that have a much higher standard deviation rate than other groups.
- Among the four informant groups, group 4 (the group of studying learners in Vietnam and having much time using English in their job) is the group with the pronunciation ratio being closest to that of native speakers, and group 3 (the group of learners studying in foreign countries and have limited English use time) is the group with the highest standard deviation rate.
- With the case of consonant clusters at the beginning of syllables, among 4 Vietnamese informants groups, the group whose members studied in Vietnam and had time to use English much (group 4) is the group with the highest quasi-standard ratio in terms of duration, followed by the group of Vietnamese who study abroad and have a lot of time using English (group 2). Group 3 and group 5 are the informants who have little time to use English and have a higher standard deviation than the two groups above. Intensity does not have much defined value. Some common variations include: replacing consonants, adding vowels, adding consonants, and simplifying consonants.
- With the case of consonant clusters at the end of syllables, all groups of Vietnamese informants tend to pronounce the consonant clusters at the end of syllables longer than native speakers. The standard deviation rate for the group who studied in Vietnam and used English for a long time was still the lowest compared to the other three groups. Intensity does not have much defined value. Some common variations include: simplifying consonants, replacing consonants, and reversing consonants (changing their order) in clusters.
12. Practical applicability, if any:
The results of the thesis will contribute positively to the teaching as well as the development of English teaching materials for Vietnamese. At the same time, the results of the thesis may also be useful references for figuring out a branch of Vietnamese English, or comparing Vietnamese and other languages.
13. Further research direction, if any:
The thesis limits the scope of the study as the features of consonant pronunciation clusters only and resulting in four groups of participants. The study on other fields of phonetics and phonology, such as vowel pronunciation, word stress sentence stress, etc., will open new research directions in other studies.
14. Thesis-related publications:
Author:Vu Nga
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