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Library's collection Library's IT development CancelThis study is about the English phonological errors produced by English
Department students of Petra Christian University (PCU). In this study, the writer
interested to analyze the phonological errors made by English Department
students of PCU regarding English consonantal sounds that do not exist in
Indonesian phonetics system. Hence, the main focus of this study is the six
English consonantal sounds that do not exist in Indonesian phonetic system, that
is, [v], [], [?], [], [d], and [t]. By conducting this study, the writer is able to
find out: first, the kinds of phonological errors done by the students; and second,
the patterns of those errors. Moreover, the writer conducts her research using
qualitative approach. In collecting the data, the writer firstly records the actual
pronunciation of the twenty-five English department students of PCU batch 2003
when they read the pronunciation tasks provided. Then, she transcribes them.
Later on, she analyzes the data based on Ladefoged?s and Moeliono?s theories of
English and Indonesian consonantal system and also Finch?s theory of
phonological rules. Finally, the result shows that the students did produce
phonological errors and that there are thirty-four kinds of phonological errors or
deviations produced by the students. Additionally, the most troublesome English
sound for the students is [3]. The writer also finds out that the deviations occurred
most frequently before, after, or in between vowels and that the deviations
probably occurred due to the influence of the students? mother tongue and their
lack of knowledge about English.