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Dam, Marike van (2018)

Judging the Dutch by Their s: Dutch Speakers’ Pronunciation of English Loanwords

Bachelor thesis | Engelse taal en cultuur (BA)
Dutch speakers have differing ways of pronouncing the English loanword . This thesis attempts to research these different pronunciations, through auditory analysis using phonetics, and through formant measurements. Additionally, Dutch speakers’ evaluations of the different phonetic realisations of were researched. 15 Dutch speakers were interviewed, and their ways of pronouncing noted. The results show, among other things, which form of pronunciation of was most used by the participants; the degree of consistency in pronunciation per participant (using a newly-developed technique called the IVS-technique); the formant measurements of the vowels participants used for in ; and the participants’ attitudes towards specific pronunciations of .
Dutch
English
Pronunciation
Loanwords
cover
Formants
Author
Dam, Marike van
Faculty
Faculty of Humanities
Supervisors
Smakman, Dick
ECTS Credits
10
Language
en