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L2 Language Acquisition: Native Turkish Speaker

I've posted a sample of words that a native Turkish speaker might have difficultly pronouncing.

Raki

Chicago

sh-kägo, sh-kakô (dictionary)
ʃəˈkɑgoʊ (IPA)
ʃ: she, crash
ə: away, cinema
ɑ: arm, father
oʊ: go, home




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Thank you

ˈthaŋk-ˌyü
θæŋk ˈju (IPA)
θ: think, both
æ: cat, black
ŋ: sing, finger
j: yes, yellow
u: blue, food



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Situation

si-chə-ˈwā-shən
sɪtʃəˈweɪʃən (IPA)
ɪ: hit, sitting
ʃ: she, crash
ə: away, cinema
eɪ: say, eight



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Huge

hyooj or yooj (dictionary)
hyudʒ, yudʒ, hjudʒ (IPA)
j: yes, yellow
u: blue, food
dʒ: just, large



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Human

hyoo-muhn or yoo- (dictionary)
hjúmən or yu‐ (IPA)
j: yes, yellow
ə: away, cinema



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Sword

sôrd (dictionary)
sawrd, sohrd (dictionary)
sɔrd, soʊrd (IPA)
ɔ: call, four
oʊ: go, home

Turkish Alphabet

Turkish alphabet does not have the Q, W, & and X of English. Turkish has vowel harmony. Polysyllabic words can be a problem for Turkish speakers. Consonant clusters are rare in Turkish. /ı/ does not exist in English, but it does in Turkish /w/ does not exist in Turkish but it does in English

3 Rules of Turkish Pronunciation

1. Every letter is pronounced. 2. Each letter has only one sound. 3. Two or more letters are never combined to make a new sound (no digraphs)

Oludeniz Beach

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Gestures

Language & Social Variation

Anglo-Saxon