Sunday, August 1, 2021

One Example of a Pronunciation Error is the /sh/ and /ch/ Distinction. This Mispronunciation is Something Very Common in Spanish Speakers Learning English. Why? Because this Sound [ʃ] is not part of our Sounds in Spanish, at least in the Honduran Spanish Variation.


The features of Spanish influence the production of consonants in English:


Influence due to the absence of phonemes in a language. English learners confuse the consonant blends /ch/ and /sh/

E.g. Chopping instead of shopping



E.g. A “ship” can be called “cheap”



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