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3.
Pronunciat
ion
problems
Why?
??
 A
Certain English vowels and consonants:
• not occur in Mandarin (e.g.
• are pronounced differently (e.g.

B
Mandarin phonotactic constraints not allow
• vowel combinations (e.g.
• consonant clusters (e.g.

C
Sound variations in connected speech (in forms of liaison, weak form,
elision and assimilation)
E.g.
D. Different articulatory and
prosodic features
Mandari English
n
0 Syllable • Limited combinations of sounds • Complicated combinations of

1 structure
(CVVV or CVVC, CV, CVV, VC or sounds
CV….) • Monosyllabic and polysyllabic
• Only monosyllabic

02 Stress Same length of time and equal force for

every syllables
Stronger force and longer time for
stressed syllables

Connect
0 ed
3 Obvious gaps between syllables Indistinct and unperceivable gaps

speech
between words
Consonant
s /θ/ or /ð/

Vowels
Diphthong
/i:/, /ɪ/, /u:/ and /e/

s /aʊ/ and /æ/

 CONSONANTS…
/θ/ or /ð/ substitute by /s/ or/z/, /t/ or /d/ and /f/ and /v/

Target Chinese speakers’ actual

diphthongs pronunciation
Those /ð/ /z/

Things /θ/ /s/

Thick /θ/ /s/

Thank /θ/ /s/

Thin /θ/ /s/

 …VOWELS…
/θ/ or /ð/ substitute by

Target Chinese speakers’ actual

diphthongs pronunciation
Three
These
Kilos
Early
Ten
Few
 …DIPHTHONGS
/θ/ or /ð/ substitute by

Target Chinese speakers’ actual

diphthongs pronunciation
You
Pound
Brown
Pear
Share
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