Articulation Of English Vowels By Bengali Native Speaker

Abstract

English is an Indo-European language, and belongs to the West Germanic group of the Germanic language spoken in earlier medieval England is now a global Lingua Franca. It is the third most common native language in the world but now English is mostly learned as a Second Language. Variations can be noticed among the accents and dialects of English used in different countries and regions in terms of Phonetics and phonology and also in terms of vocabulary, grammar and spelling. Varieties of English vary the most in pronunciation of vowels. The varieties of English can be categorized under two main streams 1.British Stream and 2. American Stream. The paper entitled ‘Articulation of English Vowels by Bengali Native Speaker’ is an attempt to study what happens when the students, learning english as a second language, when they are asked to pronounce certain words which focuses on the vowel articulations they deviate from the standard pronunciation. There are differences in the articulations. This study will aim to locate the spot of differences and their reasons. The paper will study the data from a group of students.