LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Phonological Analysis of English Phonotactics of
Syllable Initial and Final Consonant Clusters by
Yemeni Speakers of English

M.A. Dissertation

Abdulghani. M. A. Al-Shuaibi

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOLEDGEMENTS……………………………………………………….
TABLE OF CONTENTS……………………………………………………….
LIST OF TABLES………………………………………………………………
LIST OF FIGURES…………………………………………………………….
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS…………………………………………………...
ABSTRAK……………………………………………………………………....
ABSTRACT……………………………………………………………………..

CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION

1.1 Introduction………………………………………………………………..
1.2 Background of the Study……………………………………….………...
1.2.1 Education in Yemen………………………………………
1.2.2 Arabic Language…………………………………………
1.2.3 English Language in Yemen…………………..…………
1.3 Statement of the Problem………………………………………………..
1.4 Objectives of the Study…………………………………………………..
1.5 Research Questions………………………………………………………
1.6 Significance of the Study…………………………………………………
1.7 Scope and Limitations of the Study……………………………..………..
1.8 Rationale of the Study…………………………………………………….
1.9 Definition of Terms………………………………………………………
1.9.1 Coda…………………………..…………………………
1.9.2 Interlanguage…………………………………………..….
1.9.3 Language transfer…………………………………………
1.9.4 Nucleus……………………………………………………
1.9.5 Onset…………………………………………..………….
1.9.6 Phonotactics……………………………………………….
1.10 Chapter Outlines………………………………………….………………
1.11 Conclusion………………………………………………………………….

CHAPTER 2 - REVIEW OF LITERATURE

2.1 Introduction……………………………………………………..…………
2.2 English and Arabic Syllable Structure……………………….…..………..
2.2.1 The Structure of the English Syllable ……………………..……
2.2.2 The Structure of the Arabic Syllable……………………….…….
2.3 Previous Studies on Phonotactics…………………………….…………..
2.4 Interlanguage Theory …………………………………………..………
2.4.1 The Birth of Interlanguage Theory……………………………….
2.4.2 The Definition of Interlanguage Theory…………………….…….
2.4.3 The Characteristics of Interlanguage Theory …………….…….
2.5 The Conceptual Framework of the study…………………………………
2.6 Conclusion………………………………………………………..………

CHAPTER 3 - RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY

3.1 Introduction……………………………………………………………….
3.2 Research Design…………………………………………………………
3.3 Setting of the Study……………………………………………….………
3.4 Subject Selection………………………………………………..…………
3.5 Background of the subjects………………………………………………..
3.6 Variable Selection………………………………………………..………..
3.7 Measuring Instruments………………………………………..…………..
3.8 Measuring Equipment ……………………………………………………
3.9 Pilot Study………………………………………………….……………..
3.10 Procedures of Data Collection…………………………………………….
3.11 Data Collection…………………………………………………………….
3.12 Procedures of Data Analysis …………………………………………….
3.13 Conclusion……………………………………………………..…………..

CHAPTER 4 - RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS

4.1 Introduction………………………………………………………….……
4.2 The Presentation and Discussion of the Results of the Syllable-initial consonant Clusters in Passage Reading and Word List Reading………....………
4.2.1 The Presentation and Discussion of the Target Two Consonants…..……
4.2.2 The Presentation and Discussion of the Target Three Consonants………
4.3 The Presentation and Discussion of the Results of the Syllable-final consonant Clusters in Passage Reading and Word List Reading…………………
4.3.1 The presentation and Discussion of the Target Two consonants…………
4.3.2 The Presentation and Discussion of the Target Three Consonants…….…
4.3.3 The Presentation and Discussion of the Target Four Consonants……..….
4.4 Conclusion…………………………………………………………………

CHAPTER 5 - CONCLUSION

5.1 Introduction……………………………………………………………….
5.2 Summary of the Results………………………………….……….………
5.2.1 Summary of the Results of Research Question 1…………………
5.2.2 Summary of the Results of Research Question 2…………....……
5.2.3 Summary of the Results of Research Question 3………..…..……
5.3 Pedagogical Implications…………………………………………..……..
5.4 Recommendations for Further Research…………………………………

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