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---------- Forwarded message --------- From: dominic mccabe <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2018, 21:18 Subject: Re: Non-minimal pairs To: Dominic Clarke <[log in to unmask]> Hello Dominic The second consonants are both fortis voiceless fricatives (one alveolar and the other labiodental). What fricative options does the learner have in their L1? Cheers Dominic McCabe On Mon, 3 Dec 2018, 10:11 Dominic Clarke <[log in to unmask] wrote: > Hello everyone > > I am preparing an E2/E3 group for City & Guilds Reading exams, one > of the activities in the practice exam requires candidates to match > definitions and words. A strong student mentioned that *definition* > sounded like *destination * ( she mentioned *The destination of this * > *bus has changed eg *standard TfL bus message* )* > > I am thinking about how and why she confused these two items. I > have a few thoughts about this : > > *How are they used in connected speech eg ellision etc ? * > > > *L1 phonology influemce * > > > /dɛ fɪˈ nɪ ʃ(ə)n/ > > /dɛ stɪˈ neɪ ʃ(ə)n/ > > > *Same * > > > 4 syllables > > final syllable identical > > first syllable identical > > stress on third syllable > > initial consonant stressed syllable identical > > composition of stressed syllable similar > > > *Similar * > > > composition of stressed syllable similar > > > *Different * > > > meaning > > cotext/collocation/colligates ? > > context > > third syllable > > > I would be interested to hear thoughts about this. The student is from > Somalia who > has been in the UK a couple of years and was in Holland for many years. > She also > said that *consider *sounded like *concern* to her > > Regards > > Dominic > > > > > > *********************************** ESOL-Research is a forum for > researchers and practitioners with an interest in research into teaching > and learning ESOL. ESOL-Research is managed by James Simpson at the Centre > for Language Education Research, School of Education, University of Leeds. > To join or leave ESOL-Research, visit > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ESOL-RESEARCH.html To contact the list > owner, send an email to [log in to unmask] *********************************** ESOL-Research is a forum for researchers and practitioners with an interest in research into teaching and learning ESOL. ESOL-Research is managed by James Simpson at the Centre for Language Education Research, School of Education, University of Leeds. To join or leave ESOL-Research, visit http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ESOL-RESEARCH.html To contact the list owner, send an email to [log in to unmask]