Skripsi

An analysis of pronunciation errors made by Indonesian singers in Malang in singing English songs / Ivana Okta Riyani

Abstrak
Keywords Pronunciation errors Indonesian singers English songs. Pronunciation is the choice of sounds used in forming words (Carrel Tiffany (1960 4). It is very important to study pronunciation since what we pronounce reflects the meaning of something. The different ways in pronouncing phonemes in English will cause different meanings of words. This study is conducted to find out the pronunciation errors made by Indonesian singers in singing English songs. The research design of this study is descriptive qualitative. In collecting the data the writer used the recorded material of the live performances of the singers found the errors and analyzed them. The researcher counted that there are 506 pronunciation errors out of the 2 569 words (19.69%) made by the Indonesian singers in singing the English songs. It was revealed that there were three kinds of pronunciation errors. It was found that there were 226 errors in consonant pronunciation made by the singers (44.66%). It was also found that there were 186 vowel errors (36.76%) and the last were 94 diphthong errors (18.58%). Finally it can be concluded that potentially the errors occurred because of the interference of the first language. The second cause of the error is the limited English proficiency of the singers or the speaker. The researcher hopes that this research can give benefits to the Indonesian singers in Malang to improve their pronunciations to the students and also lecturers to make this study as a reference in mastering the basic knowledge of phonology and the last for future researchers. This research can be a reference for them to conduct many other studies in phonology or pronunciation analysis.

Informasi Detail

DDC

Rs 428.1 RIY a

Prodi

Universitas Negeri Malang. Program Studi Bahasa Inggris, 2013.

Deskripsi Fisik

xii, 99 lembar : il., tab. ; 30 cm

Bahasa

No Reg

02617/KI/13

Edisi

Skripsi (Sarjana)-- Universitas Negari Malang, 2013

Subjek

1. BAHASA INGGRIS - LAFAL

Pembimbing

1. Johannes Ananto Prayogo

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