Abstract
This paper aims at discovering the nature and extent of deviation in the articulation of consonants in Pakistani English due to the impact of mother tongue. A detailed experiment has been carried out with the help of Praat to analyze the acoustic properties of /?/ and /ð/ sounds spoken by Pakistani speakers. The research reveals that Pakistani English has a distinct pronunciation pattern of /?/ and /ð/ sounds. This research is an attempt to provide a scientific justification to establish Pakistani English as an independent variety.
Highlights
Urdu is the national language of Pakistan
This paper aims at discovering the nature and extent of deviation in the articulation of consonants in Pakistani English due to the impact of mother tongue
In the light of above mentioned data analysis and discussion, it is quite evident that there is clear indication of deviation in the articulation of consonant phonemes of /θ/ and /ð/ sounds in Pakistani English
Summary
Urdu is the national language of Pakistan. Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashto and Balochi are some of the major regional languages here. English spoken by the speakers of different areas is naturally influenced by the linguistic features of the mother tongue (Schneider 2004). It is generally observed that there are certain deviations in the pronunciation of Pakistani speakers of English. These deviations are regarded as errors when they are checked in the dictionary or compared with R.P. Various aspects of Pakistani English have been studied by several researchers (Rehman 1990, Baumgardner 1993, Tallat 2003, Schneider 2004, Mahboob and Ahmar 2004a & 2004b, Anwar 2007) but no systematic, scientific and detailed study of the phonetic and phonology of Pakistani English has yet been attempted
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